Q&A: How do I make my mark on a new garden? What can I forage for wreath decorations? What’s the difference between part-shade and full sun? How can I start coppicing?

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

grow, cook, eat, arrange with Sarah Raven & friends
Q&A: How do I make my mark on a new garden? What can I forage for wreath decorations? What’s the difference between part-shade and full sun? How can I start coppicing?
Dec 10, 2024
Sarah Raven

Welcome to the December Q&A episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, where Sarah & Josie answer questions sent in by our lovely listeners each month. 

In this episode, Josie shares how best to create your dream garden from one that you’ve just moved into, and enlightens us on what constitutes part-shade and full-sun, so that we can plant our flowers where they’re best suited. Sarah also gives us some fantastic wreath decoration ideas which are foraged, therefore more sustainable, and lauds the benefits of coppicing.

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Episode Artwork Q&A: How do I make my mark on a new garden? What can I forage for wreath decorations? What’s the difference between part-shade and full sun? How can I start coppicing? 10:45 Episode Artwork Q&A: Are we too late to plant forced bulbs for Christmas? How can I start bare root planting this Winter? What can I still sow in November? 12:58 Episode Artwork Sarah’s exciting announcement of an industry-first BCorp status 3:16 Episode Artwork Q&A: Which bulbs do I need to plant as soon as they arrive? If I don’t lift my dahlias, when should I mulch them? Do I need to lift dahlias from pots? When, and how, do I store dahlias? What perennials can I plant this month? 11:18 Episode Artwork Q&A: When should I mulch dahlias? What should I cut back into autumn? When should I start forcing scented bulbs? Is it too soon for bulb planting? 11:41 Episode Artwork Q&A: How do you protect dahlias from pests, and keep them healthy into late summer? What adds structure in the garden for next year? How do you prevent mildew? How can I stop containers drying out over holidays? 10:26 Episode Artwork Q&A: What veg is best to sow in July? What are you harvesting now at Perch Hill? How do I keep containers alive while I’m on holiday? 9:29 Episode Artwork Q&A: How should I best maintain roses through June? What are you harvesting to eat right now? How do you maintain plants at this time of year? 5:39 Episode Artwork Q&A: How should I propagate Dianthus ‘Green Wicky’? What should I do now with my spring bulbs? What’s the best time and depth to plan out my dahlias? What edibles should I harvest now? 6:48 Episode Artwork Q&A: How should I best sow sweet peas? What’s best to plant out in April for instant impact? Which seeds should I sow now in the garden, and for cut flowers in containers? 7:31 Episode Artwork Q&A: Should I pinch out tall, leggy seedlings? What are your favourite spring plants? 7:33 Episode Artwork Q&A: What are the best potted plants? Are there dahlias you would recommend growing from seed? Which plants are ideal for shade? 10:06 Episode Artwork Q&A: Can you split Dahlia tubers when they’ve grown too big? What are the best long-flowering spring plants? How do you put together colour collections? 11:48 Episode Artwork Q&A: When can you move seedlings outside? How do I treat gangly sweet peas? What can we do to combat dahlia gall? 10:56 Episode Artwork Q&A: Can a well-established peony tree be moved? How many bulbs should be in a container? 3:53 Episode Artwork Q&A: Is it better to grow Sweet Peas from seed? Why have shrubs and hedges become integral to gardens? 9:54