I first became aware of Sarah Raven from an article about her book, the "Bold and Brilliant Garden", and as anyone will know that is her style and runs right through all her catalogues which are definitely uplifting. She does now include some softer colours but even so, the bulk of the flower pictures in the catalogue will be "in your face" bold and brilliant.
We have a bed which faces the south downs which needed some attention and was looking very underwhelming during the week when the SAGE gardens were open; however, the plot is now looking much more like the bold and brilliant garden it is meant to be.
A lot of the plants are currently protected because the rabbits tend to be curious and go for anything new, but I am hopeful that the wire netting can come down soon and will not be needed next year.
The majority of the plants are perennials with a number of vibrant roses, salvia, day lilies, crocosmia, geranium and gladioli papilio, but you cannot have a bold and brilliant garden at this time of year without the Mexican sunflower "Tithonia"; it is an annual (at least in this country) and I grew it from seed; it is one of the most intense oranges I know in the garden.
I have also been lucky to have been given some tagetes cinnabar which also fit in well.
I am quite pleased with the bed for its first year and I think it will improve in years to come as the plants bed in and bulk up.
Best wishes
Rosemary
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