Encourage bees into the garden with this easy landing pad of unique upward facing flowers in a striking mixture of colours. Strong plants with masses of blooms create an enchanting display. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surf…

A wide range of top quality Aquilegias, all selected for form, colour and the best of fragrances. Ideal for adding a sweet ‘scentsation’ to any border Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surface of the compost. Lightly…

Slender spikes of shell–like, rose pink flowers from early summer to the first frosts. Ideal for borders, rockeries, containers and hanging baskets. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surface of the compost. Lightly cover s…

One of the best ever Verbenas. Mildew resistant plants with deep green spreading foliage become smothered in stunning red and white flowers, adding a patriotic feel to borders or containers. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the sur…

Attractive clusters of small primrose-cream flowers with unusual lime-green central disks. Adds interest to borders and makes a spectacular cut flower. Sowing Info Sow seed direct outside where they are to flower. Thin out when la…

Outstanding and possibly the best bedding marigold gardeners could ever grow. Gorgeous golden yellow blooms with a hint of mahogany in the centre of each anemone like flower, smother bushy, basal branching plants in borders or con…

An excellent variety for your spring into summer bedding displays containing all the spectacular colours you would expect to see in a Persian Carpet. A lovely mixture just full of fragrance. Sowing Info Sow seed 1.5mm (1/16in) dee…

Often known as the Fern Leaf Lavender because of its attractive foliage all the more enhanced by it oregano fragrance and showy purple flowers. Ideal for planting in sunny borders or containers. Sowing Info Sow seed into pots on t…

Essential spring bedding plants, Forget-me-nots make a fantastic accessory to spring beds and borders, perfect for complementing golden daffodils or red tulips. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surface the compost. Place the se…

This variety is outstanding as a garden cut flower. It is early flowering with large feathery blooms in a mixture of bright colours on branching stems making them perfect for cutting. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surface of…

The closest you will get to a true blue Dianthus. A first year flowering perennial with bushy, evergreen foliage that erupts into a sea of mauve blue flowers in late spring. Ideal for borders, containers or rockeries. Sowing Info …

Often sought by plant collectors. The unusual maroon-red, occasionally bronze-green foliage with contrasting blushed pink flower spikes, adds late summer colour to borders. Sowing Info Sow seed in pots on the surface of the compos…

Attractive, creamy buttermilk, semi-double flowers are held well above rich green foliage. Stunning in borders or containers. Sowing Info Sow seed direct outside where they are to flower. Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine…

One of the darkest blues in existence. Each slender stem produces up to five large, wavy blooms which are full of fragrance. Sowing Info Sow seed into individual pots or root trainers on the surface of the compost. Cover the see…

Enjoy this versatile and increasingly popular vegetable as salad leaves when young, or when more mature, the leaves can be steamed and used like spinach. The broad, white stems can be chopped and cooked like celery or used to add …

When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant into 8cm (3in) and finally 15cm (6in) pots. Pinch out shoot tips to encourage bushier plants.Sowing InfoSow at any time of the year at 21-24°C (70-75°F) in a good seed …

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle, into trays or 7.5cm (3in) pots. Ficus benjamina needs careful placement if it is to thrive. Weeping Figs dislike being moved and tend to shed their leaves if repositioned, so it is…

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle, taking care not to damage the fragile roots, into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Pot on into a larger container each time roots fill the potSowing InfoSow seeds on the surface of a good, free d…

When large enough to handle transplant several seedlings per 10cm (4in) pot, filled with multipurpose compost. Position in a warm room away from cold draughts and radiators, aiming for a constant temperature of 16°C (60°F)…

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle, taking care not to damage the fragile roots, into larger pots.Sowing InfoSow seeds on the surface of a good, freedraining, damp, seed compost. Then lightly cover, 15mm (1/2in ) dee…