Sarah Raven's cut-flower growing secrets

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Home & Garden, Science, Leisure

4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Sarah Raven shares the secrets of her success to growing cut flowers. With advice for how you can fill your home with gorgeous bouquets of cut flowers year-round, to get started in small gardening spaces and to ensure your cut flower arrangements last well and look amazing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:24.2	Hello and welcome to the award-winning BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast, brought
1:29.7	you by the team here at the magazine. Join us as we chat all things gardening with the nation's
1:35.7	favourite experts. Want to fill your home with gorgeous bouquets of cut flowers for free?
1:44.2	Even better, want to be able to do it all year round.
1:47.4	Sarah Raven is the queen of cutflowers, known for her delectable colour combinations.
1:52.6	Hello, I'm Catherine Mansley from BBC Gardner's World magazine,
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