The Colour Guide Mini Series #5: The velvet palette - Episode 267

About this episode

In this episode, Sarah Raven discusses her velvet palette and how to create a calming garden atmosphere with specific flower families.

For many, the garden should be a peaceful place where its colours invite you in and envelop you in their earthy tones, and that’s the role of Sarah Raven’s velvet palette. In this episode of the Colour Guide Mini Series, Sarah moves us to her next, and perhaps favourite palette of the four. She talks through their calming colours, and the flower families that help keep that tranquility in your garden through a reliable planting succession. In this episode, discover: How to create a velvet col...

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Raven

Topics covered

• garden design
• color palettes
• flower families
• tranquility
• planting succession

Keywords

• velvet palette
• calming colors
• garden tranquility
• flower families
• planting succession

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