grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends
Welcome to grow, cook, eat, arrange, the weekly podcast from gardener, writer, teacher,and cook, Sarah Raven. Over the last two decades, Sarah has led the way by introducing a new kind of productive gardening which places emphasis on intense colour, sophistication, and achievability. Recorded at the beautiful Perch Hill Farm in Sussex, Sarah talks with special guests from across garden design, floristry, food, ecology, conservation, and more. Brimming with top tips and helpful hints, listen and learn how to create your most productive garden ever. You can find out more about the products discussed in each episode or get in touch by visiting the website: https://www.sarahraven.com/
Episodes
340 episodes
Dame Mary Berry: The charm and inspiration behind ‘My Gardening Life’ - Episode 273
Watch the full video episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/_T97COq6blMThroughout Mary Berry's life, the garden has played a charming role, from her wartime childhood plot to a brand-new ga...
Adam Nicolson: The secret history of Sissinghurst - Episode 272
Sissinghurst is one of the country’s crowning gems of National Trust gardens, and a place in which Adam was brought up, around the beauty curated by his grandparents.This week on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, we’re delving into the centuri...
Huw Richards: Smart veg growing tips for busy gardeners - Episode 271
The magic of growing your own food is hard to overstate, and while some lament the labour necessary, it takes far less time and space than many imagine.This week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ once again features the remarkable Huw Richard...
Josie Lewis: Planting tips for April seed sowing - Episode 270
The sunnier months in April present a fresh opportunity for gardeners to sow some of the fastest-germinating seedlings, bringing a productive garden closer than you might think.We return to Josie Lewis this week for an episode all about ...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #7: The washed palette - Episode 269
There’s something uniquely calming about a garden washed in cool pastels – soft tones that feel like frosty mornings and freshly laundered linen. Moving us onto the 4th and final palette in Sarah’s colour system, we explore the wash...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #6: The comforting palette - Episode 268
A comforting garden can feel as soft and familiar as your favourite cashmere jumper, and in this episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, Sarah shares a palette which achieves exactly this feeling.In the latest of the Colour Guide Mini Ser...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #5: The velvet palette - Episode 267
For many, the garden should be a peaceful place where its colours invite you in and envelop you in their earthy tones, and that’s the role of Sarah Raven’s velvet palette.In this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series, Sarah moves us to...
Josie Lewis: 12 outstanding seeds to sow in March for containers and cutting gardens - Episode 266
Seeds sown in March are the great givers of colour and fragrance in a cutting garden or container, from spring right through to autumn.This week, Sarah is joined by Josie Lewis to walk through 12 of the most trusted plants to sow now, ho...
Milli Proust: The family gardening charm that inspired ‘How Does Your Garden Grow’ - Episode 265
The garden is a welcoming place for all, particularly for newcomers when guided by the gentle eye of Milli Proust, and under the instruction of her calming new book.Milli joins us once again, this time to share the inspiring journey that...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #4: The luminous palette - Episode 264
The luminous palette - a rich, stained glass collection of citrus, scarlet and pinky-purples - is the first of Sarah’s colour combinations that we’ll walk through in depth for this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series.Sarah explains t...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #3: Turning a palette into a planting plan - Episode 263
Colour is best when it’s tangible, and if you’re planning a patch in your garden then this episode of the Mini Series is perfect to help you bring your plans to life.In this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series, Sarah dives into the p...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #2: Understanding colour theory - Episode 262
Each colour palette in the garden creates a unique atmosphere, and you don’t need intricate knowledge of the colour wheel to combine them cohesively in the garden.In this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series, Sarah talks us through wh...
The Colour Guide Mini Series #1: My life in colour - Episode 261
Welcome to the first in a brand new miniseries of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, as Sarah delves into the world of colour, and how to use each colour palette to its absolute maximum potential in the garden.In this week’s first episode, Sara...
Huw Richards: Learn to grow brilliant veg in a single bed - Episode 260
In this episode, Sarah is joined by YouTube phenomenon Huw Richards to talk about his journey from smallholding childhood to seven-acre experimental plot, and the ideas behind his hit book Veg in One Bed. They’ll also cover exactly ...
Josie Lewis: Hellebores for reliable winter colour - Episode 259
From their resistance to deep snow and hard frosts, to long-flowering habits, hellebores are quietly spectacular plants that earn their keep in pots, borders and shady corners.This week we’re diving into one of the true stars of the wint...
A Year of Cut Flowers: Behind the writing of Sarah’s new book with Milli Proust - Episode 258
March 2026 marks the release of perhaps Sarah’s most personal book to date, drawing from childhood love, family influence, and the evolution of one’s own gardening tastes.In this week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ Milli Proust joins us to...
Arthur Parkinson: The 12 top self-seeding annuals and biennials - Episode 257
The dream garden of low‑maintenance abundance is all about picking the plants that need hardly any input, just the lightest touch of editing, and they’ll give you months of shifting colour.In the third episode in this theme with Arthur, ...
Josie Lewis: 12 standout scented plants for perfume through April to October - Episode 256
For months of scent throughout the sunnier months, there are a whole host of nostalgic stalwarts and surprising new picks that are impossible to ignore.Every garden deserves a perfume as captivating as the 12 plants at the top of Josie a...
Tom Stimpson: The 12 best dahlias to enhance the late-summer garden - Episode 255
Every year, we venture out to the Netherlands in search of the most captivating dahlias, each worthy of a spot in your garden to liven up the late-summer months.Tom Stimpson joins us again on the podcast to share their current ‘cream of ...
Shane Connolly: How to bring intimate, floral charm to large, extravagant spaces - Episode 254
Shane Connolly is a master of many arts, and one that he exhibits throughout the year is how to use sustainable floristry to create a sense of charm often reserved for the tiniest of tables.That’s why he’s in such high demand - we talk t...
Arthur Parkinson: The 12 best low-maintenance perennials for easy garden impact - Episode 253
Whether you're nurturing a bustling city plot or a country border, there’s a spot in everyone’s gardens, pots and borders for beautiful, productive perennials throughout the year.Following on from last week’s episode of ‘grow, cook, eat,...
Arthur Parkinson: The 12 top self-seeding perennials for an effortless garden - Episode 252
The ideal garden for our busy daily lives has a border bursting with colour, without the need for hours spent toiling to achieve it.This week’s episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ is the perfect antidote to fussy flowers - Arthur Parki...
Josie Lewis: The 12 best container plants for a showstopping summer display - Episode 251
Following on from last week’s wintry themed episode on containers, this week we’re setting our sights on the summer ahead, on what’ll bring colour to your pots at the season’s peak.Josie’s absolute burning passion is containers, and this...
Josie Lewis: The 12 best container plants for winter scent and spectacle - Episode 250
The garden’s magic needn’t be seasonal - containers can be the heroes of hue in even the coldest months.It’s time to assemble your winter containers ready to keep the scent and colour peaking, carrying us through till spring, with 12 ins...
Tom Stimpson: 12 top plants for superb structure in the garden - Episode 249
Whatever your garden’s size, picking plants with the right size and shape can be just as important for impact as their colour and scent.Tom Stimpson returns to ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ this week as we uncover the plants that form the b...
