Tag Archives: Sarah Raven

Six on Saturday

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Ok, I’ll admit it straightaway – this is probably a bit of a cheat, but in my defence this week I have either been ill, or working and today I am off on a trip. So here is something that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carol Klein, Green and Gorgeous, Katherine Swift, Morville Hours, Sarah Raven, Worton Organic gardens | 10 Comments

January’s Itchy Flower Growing Fingers

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

So the skies are blue, but the ground is frozen. The light is increasing day by day, but there is still probably not enough to be planting seeds other than sweetpeas (as everything I read warns me). A quiet month … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antirrhinums, crocus, iris reticulata, pelargoniums, Rose of Attar, Sarah Raven, scilla, Sweet Mimosa, Sweetpeas, tulips | Leave a comment

Early Sowings

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The sowing of seeds has started and some have startled me by germinating almost immediately – Cosmos Dazzler and Purity were already showing after two days and now the challenge is to find enough light to stop them getting too … Continue reading →

Posted in March, Sweetpeas, Uncategorized | Tagged aubergine, broad beans, chillies, Cosmos, Gardeners Delight, Higgledy Garden, Kings Seeds, Roger Parsons, Sarah Raven, Seedaholic, Stupicke, Sungold, Tomatillo, tomato seeds | Leave a comment

Reviewing the Plot

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Christmas, New Year’s travels and week long flu have all meant almost nothing has been done since half way through December to develop the plot. Even getting to it hasn’t been possible. The last plot related activity was a Homesown … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged matacuna, Mollie Rilestone, Orlaya Grandiflora, Paperwhite Narcissi, Salvias, Sarah Raven, Sweetpeas, Wolvercote Farmers Market | Leave a comment

Sweet peas – sowing

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

These are perhaps my favourite flowers of all: delicate, abundant and beautifully scented and not easily bought from a florist. I first grew these in a bucket in our London backyard and have grown them with different degrees of success … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Kings Seeds, Mattewman's Sweetpeas, PumpkinBeth, Roger Parsons, Sarah Raven, Sweetpeas | Leave a comment

Dahlia Days

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

Yesterday someone poetically described dahlias to me as ‘explosions of happiness’ which seemed just right for the spiky, sumptuous and simple bundles of colour I was selling in the market. Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers and, although they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dahlias, Green and Gorgeous, Hillcrest Royal, Maldiva, Porcelain, Rip City, Sarah Raven | Leave a comment

Sowing Seeds in the Sun

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

The sun is out and I have been doing hopeful, late plantings of biennials and perennials for next year’s pickings and plants to sell on the stall. Don’t think even the biennial seeds that were sown earlier and have germinated … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anchusa dropmore, foxglove camelot, knautia macedonia, salvia patens, Sarah Raven, violas | Leave a comment

Sowing Seeds

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Homesown@thedevelopingplot

A grey day and the rain came earlier than expected, but kitchen table planting of flowers for the plot and tomatoes for the allotment made it seem brighter. Sorting packets of seeds earlier this week, on another wet day, found … Continue reading →

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