Growing Guides

Learn how to grow larkspur from seed in the UK with our complete cottage garden guide. Covering sowing times, step-by-step instructions, growing tips, common problems and advice on cutting and...

Learn how to grow hollyhocks from seed in the UK with our complete cottage garden guide. Covering the biennial lifecycle, sowing times, staking advice, managing hollyhock rust, and how to...

Learn how to grow sunflowers from seed in the UK with our complete cottage garden guide. Covering indoor and direct sowing, whether to pinch out, growing on tips, common problems,...

Learn how to grow cosmos from seed in the UK with our complete cottage garden guide. Covering indoor and direct sowing, pinching out for bushy plants, growing on tips, common...

Learn how to grow sweet peas from seed in the UK with our complete cottage garden guide. Covering autumn and spring sowing, the toilet roll trick, pinching out, support, common...