A Year Full of Pots with Sarah Raven at Oxleaze Barn

Together with Josie, head gardener at Perch hill, she tests and trials a great range of container plants year on year and has done now for 10 years. Sarah starts by taking you through her colour theory, moving onto recipes for pots for all times of year using her favourite container plant choices. Whether it’s with tulips and wallflowers in spring or dahlias, annuals and perennials for summer and autumn, the day is jam-packed with ideas for pots for any site and situation, grand or small, sun or shade. You’ll get it all.

Sarah will teach you her colour theory, dividing the plant world into 4 palettes, using lots of Perch Hill pot combinations over the years. She will also cover some winning form combinations , and arrangement of pots in groups, lines, theatres or paths.

In the second session, Sarah will run you through the year, highlighting the best planting combinations and recipes for impressive pots all year round. She will hand you all the results of her tests and trials, design ideas and practical tips.

In the afternoon you'll also get a selection of demos, including how to create successful, abundant spring pots using the bulb lasange method and recipes. Covering lots of practical skills including propagation, pest and disease control, and staking and taking cuttings.

This course is taught by Sarah Raven. It is a lecture with slides format, with some practical demos. You will also get a course hand-out covering all the information taught on the day. It is held at Oxleaze Barn, Filkins, Lechlade GL7 3RB

The day lasts from 10.30am till 3.30pm including tea/coffee on arrival, (from 10am for 10.30am prompt start) morning tea/coffee break and a simple 2 course lunch using recipes from Sarah's cookbooks (cordial, not wine served with lunch..... we find people tend to fall asleep after lunch if we serve wine........)

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

For all enquiries contact: events_srcg@thecuttinggarden.com