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Creating an Organic Ornamental Garden with Sarah Mead, Head Gardener at Yeo Valley Organic Garden - Episode 28

2021/8/12
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Organic lifestyles may have become particularly popular in the last few years, but the shrewd gardeners at Yeo Valley Organic Garden have been at it for over 25 years in the depths of Somerset. What’s even more exciting is their debut appearance at this year’s belated Chelsea Flower Show - a ‘dream come true’ for Sarah Mead.

From dealing with pesky pests to picking out vibrant native flowers for their Chelsea display, Sarah has a host of fantastic tips for those of us wanting to use fewer chemicals in our gardens in this episode of “grow, cook, eat, arrange”.

In this episode, discover:

  • How Yeo Valley Organic Garden is enticing, but not forcing, people to live more organically
  • Various ways to entice wildlife into your organic garden to help keep slugs and snails at bay
  • A selection of Sarah Mead’s favourite ornamental & native organic flowers
  • Yeo Valley Organic’s exciting maiden outing at Chelsea Flower Show this year
  • Sarah’s keen interest in a revolution for organic food

 

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