With names like Jamie Oliver under tutorship, Jekka McVicar’s word is gospel when it comes to growing herbs for your own culinary masterpieces.For those of us looking for the simplest start to a herb garden, even in the smallest of spaces, Jekka is a font of knowledge, sharing her 12 best beginner-friendly herbs in this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’.In this episode, discover:How to combine herbs together, just as one would ingredients in a cocktailThe flavours of herb for a zing that permeates your cooking, an aniseed kick, and much moreWhy one shouldn’t use hands when planting out Basil seeds among other lovely herbsGet in touch: [email protected] on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5

Almost every day of Sarah Raven’s life involves harvesting, so over the last 30 years or so, she’s worked out the most efficient way to harvest plants and edibles for extraordinary results.Join us on this solo episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ as Sarah shares how to pick salads for remarkably productive edibles, her flower conditioning advice for a long-lasting harvest, and why you should avoid the ‘pick-plonk’ approach at all costs.In this episode, discover:A perfect picking approach for salads, using scissors to cut around the heartConditioning your pickings for lasting beauty from your cut flowersHow bathing your flowers can breathe new life into even the most dire of cut PeoniesGet in touch: [email protected] on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5

Sustainable gardening is an essential endeavour in modern horticulture, as we learned with Arit Anderson in episode 119, and one of the easiest ways to create a sustainable garden is through perennializing your bulbs.Sarah Raven takes this week’s solo episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ to dive into the beautiful bulbs that can be made perennial, with a particular passion for the high glamour of perennial Tulips.In this episode, discover:Why Tulips are among the greatest flowers to grow sustainably as perennial bulbsA natural recipe to treat your bulbs that’ll help combat mildewHow to identify a naturalised bulbBold, dazzling Tulip varieties from the emotive colours of ‘Artists’ to the standout sculpture of ‘turkestanica’Tips on how to plant bulbs and surround them for protection from the appetite of squirrels and miceGet in touch: [email protected] on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5

Few people are more passionate about the plight of our precious pollinators than the marvellous Arthur Parkinson, and National Bee Day poses a perfect time to consider how we can all care for them.In this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, we’re taking you through the entire year and which are the finest, nectar-rich flowers to bring a lively buzz to the garden throughout every season.In this episode, discover:The perennial beauty of Iris Reticulata, with its silky, suave bluesEarly summer Roses to lift the mood and attract the buzz of pollinators in their massesHardier flowers ideal for the later months, like Arthur’s oft-mentioned CardoonsA sneak peek at what to expect from Arthur’s next book, The Flower Yard 2Get in touch: [email protected] on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5

Arit Anderson is an award winning garden designer, TV presenter, and an unrelenting wave of joy who shares Sarah Raven’s love of Chelsea Flower Show.With the show next week, who better to join us on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ for a Chelsea special than a woman whose history of design in fashion and gardening has drawn from the gorgeous annual displays of chromatic wonder.In this episode, discover:Arit’s illustrious history in flowers, fashion, events management, and how they led into the gardening worldGrowing into television and garden design through Gardeners World and other wonderful media appearancesThe charming collaborative nature of Chelsea Flower Show and all who share their talents at the eventChelsea’s cultural impact on horticulture and world-leading sustainability initiativesGet in touch: [email protected] on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow Sarah: https://bit.ly/3jDTvBpFollow Arthur: https://bit.ly/3jxSKK5