About this episode

In this episode, Sarah Raven explores the luminous palette, detailing key colours and their seasonal use in gardening.

The luminous palette - a rich, stained glass collection of citrus, scarlet and pinky-purples - is the first of Sarah’s colour combinations that we’ll walk through in depth for this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series. Sarah explains the six key colours, which ones to use together throughout the year, and the flower families which she considers the most prominent and productive as they pass the colour baton through the year. In this episode, discover: How to use Sarah’s luminous palette wi...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Raven

Topics covered

• colour combinations
• flower families
• seasonal gardening
• luminous palette
• planting techniques

Keywords

• luminous palette
• citrus
• scarlet
• pinky-purples
• flower families
• colour combinations
• gardening

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