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From Garden to Vase: Sarah’s Top Picks for Long-Lasting, Beautiful Cut Flowers - Episode 232

July 10, 2025 • Sarah Raven • Episode 232

Cut flowers are one of the great joys of summer, and since Sarah’s last episode on cut flowers, there are a host of wonderful new varieties worthy of adorning your vases.

This episode of ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ hones in on 20 of the best flowers for taking cuttings throughout the coming season, offering unbeatable scent, intriguing shapes, and staggering productivity all summer long.

In this episode, discover:

Cut flowers with productivity and personality, from the elegant Nicotiana Silvestris to more delicate grasses
The top flower picks that last for weeks, or sometimes up to a month
How to create showstopping arrangements with fragrance, which are also marvellously pollinator-friendly
Which flowers have the longest flowering seasons for cut flowers all season long

Products mentioned:

Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely'"

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/nicotiana-sylvestris

Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/paeonia-coral-sunset

Rosa x odorata 'Mutabilis' (China)

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/rosa-x-oderata-mutabilis

Rosa rubrifolia (Shrub)

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/rosa-glauca-syn-rubrifolia

Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

https://www.sarahraven.com/products/lonicera-periclymenum-graham-thomas

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'