A Year of Cut Flowers: Behind the writing of Sarah’s new book with Milli Proust - Episode 258

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends
A Year of Cut Flowers: Behind the writing of Sarah’s new book with Milli Proust - Episode 258
Jan 22, 2026 Episode 258
Sarah Raven

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 discuss Sarah's new book, ‘A Year of Cut Flowers’, blending the memoir and the method to trace her family’s historic love of flora, and how it drew Sarah into the world of cut flowers.

In this episode, discover:

  • How childhood wildflower hunts with Sarah’s father and her life with Adam shaped her lifetime love of cut flowers
  • How even a small, carefully planned patch of cut flowers can fill your home with abundant, seasonal blooms
  • The surprisingly powerful impact of spacing and pinching on plant health, vase life and stem production
  • Why gardening, and especially growing for the vase, can become such a life‑enhancing practice which evolves with you

Products mentioned:

Abelia x grandiflora

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Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'

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Euphorbia oblongata

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Salvia viridis 'Blue Monday'

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Helianthus annuus 'ProCut Plum' (Sunflower)

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/helianthus-annuus-procut-plum

Ammi majus

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Phlox drummondii 'Blushing Bride'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/phlox-drummondii-blushing-bride

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