A Year Full of Flowers with Sarah Raven at Thyme

Based on her book, tracing the year from January to December at her home, Perch Hill, Sarah offers a complete and transporting account of a garden crafted over decades. Sharing the lessons learned from years of plant trials, she explains the methods that have worked for her, and shows you how to achieve a space that's full of life and colour.

Colour and scent are the hallmarks of Sarah's style - and they are simple luxuries that everyone can bring into their garden. On this day course, she (with her friend, Arthur Parkinson, who will teach some practical skills in the afternoon, as well as a floristry demo) will give you inspiration, planting ideas and expert advice for a beautiful garden all-year round. Sarah will show you her favourites of the hardworking varieties that make the garden sing.

Discover long-lasting, divinely scented tulips, roses that keep flowering through much of summer and well into autumn, the most magnificent dahlias and show-stopping alliums, as well as how to grow sweet peas up a teepee, take cuttings, and stop mildew in its tracks. This is passionate, life-enriching gardening; it's also simple, adaptable and can work for you. Sarah has made the garden central to her life - this course shows you how you can too.

This course is taught by Sarah with assistance from Arthur Parkinson and Caroline Nevile. It is a lecture with slides format, with some practical demos. You will get a course hand-out covering all the information Sarah teaches on the day. It is held at Thyme, Southrop Manor Estate, Gloucestershire, GL7 3PW. Nestled in the rolling Cotswold hills, Thyme is a 'Village within a Village'. The collection of restored historic buildings evoke a hamlet feel, enveloped by a series of classic country house gardens and orchards that supply flowers for the house, food for the kitchen, and herbs for the spa. At Thyme, guests can stay in the botanically inspired bedrooms, dine in the restaurant situated in the old Ox Barn, or partake in classes and workshops from the Calendar of Happenings. Thyme is a place to slow down and reconnect with nature.

The day lasts from 9.30am until 3pm, including tea/coffee on arrival, (from 9.30am for a 10am prompt start) morning tea/coffee break and a 2 course garden menu lunch served in the Ox Barn at Thyme.

Itinerary

9.30am arrive for coffee/tea and homemade biscuits

Session 1: 10am - 11am- Meet Sarah- Sarah will guide you through the plants she uses to fill her garden at Perch Hill with flowers, scent and colour for SPRING and how to grow them. Based on 25 years of plant trials and experimenting with different growing methods, Sarah will show you all she’s learnt.

11.00am - 11.20am - coffee/tea break

Session 2: 11.20am - 12.20pm - Sarah will guide you through the plants she uses to fill her garden at Perch Hill with flowers, scent and colour for SUMMER and AUTUMN and how to grow them.

Lunch group 1: 12.20pm - 1pm : A 2 course garden lunch in the Ox Barn Restaurant. There will be time for shopping after lunch, we’ll have a good range of bulbs, seeds, floristry, and gardening kit.

Lunch group 2: 12.40pm - 1.20pm : A 2 course garden lunch in the Ox Barn Restaurant. There will be time for shopping after lunch, we’ll have a good range of bulbs, seeds, floristry, and gardening kit.

Session 3, demo: 1.45pm - 2.45pm

- Sarah will leave at lunch time and Arthur will guide you through the afternoon session with a practical led session of creating natural plant supports and planting/sowing jobs. He'll end the day with a seasonal flower arrangement.

2.45pm - 3pm - The pop-up shop will be open for any last minute shopping.Directions: Thyme ask that guests arrive via the Estate Drive. You can find directions here - Find Us (Link: https://www.thyme.co.uk/find-us)

Cancellations and refunds

If you are unable to attend a course/event you have booked and paid for:A friend or family member is welcome to attend in your place. You will need to provide us with their name, dietary requirements and contact email address/phone number as soon as possible prior to the course/event date.

If we receive 8 weeks notice or more:Sarah Raven's Cutting Garden Ltd will refund the full cost of your course/event.

If we receive more than 4 weeks notice:Sarah Raven's Cutting Garden Ltd will transfer you to another suitable course/event of the same value. In this instance this must be a straight swap onto another course we have availability on within the same season. I,e no more than 6 weeks from the original course date booked. Furthermore, we are unable to carry course credits over to the following calendar year. Please note, we cannot issue vouchers to spend on other products at sarahraven.com.

If we receive less than 4 weeks notice:We are unable to offer a refund or transfer as we have inadequate time to re-sell the place. A friend or family member is welcome to attend in your place. If you find you are unable to attend a Course with less than 4 weeks’ notice, please call us so we may advise further. A course/event place purchased as a gift carries the same cancellation policy. The course value cannot be transferred over to use on Sarah Raven products.

If we need to cancel a course/event:Sarah Raven's Cutting Garden Ltd may cancel any course/event due to illness or very low numbers, and you will then have the option of a transfer to another course/event of the same value or a full refund of your payment.

Contacting us

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