About this episode
With the spring season fast approaching, this week seemed a fitting time to consider our pick of the early tulips to bring some spring colour to your garden. Helping us to choose our favourites on this episode is a wonderful guest with a background in fine art and floristry, Anna Potter. As the artistic eye behind Swallows & Damsons, Anna shares her journey to building her own floristry company utilising her photography skills to create a ‘visual diary’, and we hear how to chit potatoes and use them in a variety of delicious dishes. In this episode, discover: Anna’s background in fine art, and how it grew into a love of floristry How she grew Swallows & Damsons through beautiful Instagram content Anna, Sarah & Arthur’s absolute favourite early tulips The story behind the tulip named after Sarah Raven Chitting potatoes, and everyone’s favourite recipe for their potato of choice View all products mentioned and find further advice from Sarah: https://bit.ly/3CIWeT5 Swallows & Damsons: http://www.swallowsanddamsons.com/ Anna Potter’s book - The Flower Fix: https://amzn.to/39WzZwo Chitting Potatoes: https://bit.ly/3d7Rs7f Order Sarah’s book: https://bit.ly/2TWHJcz Order Arthur’s book: https://bit.ly/3xOov7H Products mentioned: Tulips: https://bit.ly/3d7RuMp Potatoes: https://bit.ly/3mIUTV7 Potato Tubers: https://bit.ly/3wAXzZn 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