Superb Self-Seeding, Low Maintenance Perennials for Beautiful Borders - Episode 95

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Sarah Raven

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4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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For 20% off your order at https://www.sarahraven.com/, use the code ‘PODCAST20H’ at checkout before 2nd December. There are certainly many who wish they could have a bustling garden, but lack the time for constant upkeep and maintenance. That’s where self-seeding perennials shine… Achieving a beautiful, long-lasting border doesn’t have to take a world of effort with varieties like the gorgeous Japanese Anemones or stalwart Salvia Amethyst Lips. Hear how Arthur is looking to adorn his br...

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0:00.0	You can find more information, photos and advice sheets on all the plants and recipes that we talk about in this podcast by heading to the links in the show notes or on our website at sarahavin.com.
0:10.0	As a really valued listener to the podcast of Arthur than me, Grow Cook Eat Arrange, we'd love to offer you 20% discount of all the things on Sarah Raven.com, not just the things mentioned
0:23.2	in this podcast on Perennial Borders. Use the code Podcast 20H, which is relevant until the 2nd of
0:31.1	December. Usual teas and seas apply. supply.
0:49.0	Welcome to Grow Cook Eat Arrange with me, Arthur Parkinson and my good friend Sarah Raven.
0:55.7	On today's episode, I thought it would be really helpful to just talk about some really good storeworts,
1:01.8	easy care, low maintenance, but still glamorous and beautiful perennials. And the reason I want to talk about this is because I've got to fill my brother's newly bought garden with these kind of plants.
1:07.7	And it's very easy to just be kind of dull when in fact a lot of the
1:12.4	traditional cottage garden perennials are actually very resistant and well worth planting and
1:18.2	I know at perchill in the various beds and borders around the cutting garden there are things that
1:23.7	come back year on year and make the whole place always feel full, even though they
1:28.6	might be not the most glamorous thing. They are a helpful backbone to any garden regardless of
1:34.0	its style. So I know Sarah will know lots of perennials that will be top of her list.
1:44.1	Totally. I mean, I couldn't agree more. My parents had what was known as a self-seeding garden.
1:50.3	And so there were lots of things like honesty, like sweet rocket, even actually wallflowers,
1:57.1	because they were on chalk, used to self-seed.-seed and fox gloves so all those biennials
2:01.6	but then also perennials like the line areas you know that one called canon went and yeah i love
2:08.9	that one i love that i love its nickname which is linera came and went and there's a wonderful
2:16.4	nursery run by derry wkins, and I follow her on
2:20.7	Instagram. And she mentioned this thing about Lineria came and went, because that's exactly what
2:26.5	some of these wonderful perennials do, is that they're there one year, and they've gone from there
2:31.5	the next year, but they've gone over somewhere else about
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