The 12 best flowery flowers to grow from seed - Episode 205

There are few more therapeutic jobs in the potting shed or polytunnel than sowing seeds, and if you’re looking to fill your spring garden with colourful cut flowers, now is the time to start sowing your standout varieties. In the first of two back-to-back episodes of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, Sarah turns her attention to the cut flowers she’ll be sowing from early January onwards, working week by week to create an invaluable sowing calendar you can easily follow at home. In this episode, discover: Sarah's love of seed sowing, and the meditative quality it brings Top performing seeds for the start of the year, from fragrant sweet peas to easy growers like cerinthe A unique tip to prevent mice from spoiling your sweet pea seeds Products mentioned: Sweet Pea 'Erewhon' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/sweet-pea-erewhon Sweet Pea 'Matucana' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lathyrus-odoratus-matucana Cobaea scandens https://www.sarahraven.com/products/cobaea-scandens-purple Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/cerinthe-major-purpurascens Antirrhinum majus 'Liberty Classic Crimson' F1 https://www.sarahraven.com/products/antirrhinum-f1-liberty-classic-crimson Antirrhinum majus 'White Giant' F1 https://www.sarahraven.com/products/antirrhinum-giant-white Linaria maroccana 'Sweeties' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/linaria-maroccana-sweeties Ammi majus https://www.sarahraven.com/products/ammi-majus Salvia viridis 'Blue Monday' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/salvia-viridis-blue Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mixed' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/centaurea-cyanus-polka-dot-mixed Malope trifida 'Alba' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/malope-trifida-alba Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Cat' https://www.sarahraven.com/products/scabiosa-atropurpurea-black-cat Get in touch: info@sarahraven.com Shop on the Sarah Raven Website: http://bit.ly/3jvbaeu Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahravensgarden/ Order Sarah’s latest books: https://www.sarahraven.com/gifts/gardening-books?sort=newest