Due to COVID and people being in lockdown gardening has become very popular. As a result, there has been a massive increase in online...

Looking for a plant for a boggy area in your garden? Then perennial Lobelias are what you are looking for. These plants must have...

This is an amazing group of plants that are tough as. They handle our cold winters and hot summers providing a stunning display of...

I know that this sounds crazy, but I don’t like to cut the flowers in my garden. Everything is planted to achieve a certain “look”. Cutting

Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby' Iris × robusta is a designation for hybrids of two native American irises (Iris versicolor × Iris...

The Pacific Coast Irises or Californian Irises are beardless irises which are generally small, compact plants with slender, wiry...

Perennial Asters are the star in the garden during autumn with their daisy like flowers in shades of pink, blue, mauve and white. These...

Irises are one of my weaknesses but sadly most people only use Dutch irises as a cut flower. With nearly 300 species in the genus Iris,...

The options for cut flowers during the colder months can be limited so it is always exciting when you can add one to your collection. ...

Papaveraceae The family Papaveraceae is in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants). It consists of 44 genera and approximately...

So why are dried flowers so popular? They are long lasting. You can get up to a year if not longer from your dried flowers. Whereas fresh...

Lace Flowers (Queen Anne's Lace, Chocolate Lace and Green Mist) are light and airy flowers that are used as fillers in floral...

There is nothing more beautiful than watching the leaves turn colour during Autumn and watching them flutter to the ground. However, did...

With their bright scented flowers, it is easy to see why Sweet Williams are a traditional cottage garden favourite. Dianthus barbatus are...

Our seeds have been collected from mixed varieties of hellebores with different colours and shaped flowers. These open pollinated seeds...

Seed Planting Guide for Temperate Zones of Australia

Dahlias can be grown from seeds or tubers planted in the spring/summer and come in a large variety of colours and types.

Making the most of your fresh flowers.

You will notice that we often mention "true leaves" in our information on how to grow our seeds.  So what are we talking about?

Have you ever wondered why you can have poor germination with Scabiosa seeds?