Individual Flower Pages

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSunflower 'Red Sun' from Seed The pure crimson sunflower -- Half-Hardy Annual with vivid crimson-red petals without a trace of brown or orange,...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSunflower 'Chocolate' from Seed The near-black velvet sunflower -- Half-Hardy Annual with deep chocolate-burgundy to mahogany velvet petals and dark chocolate-brown centre disc;...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowStrawflower 'Helipterum Roseum' Mixed from Seed The delicate Victorian paper daisy -- Half-Hardy Annual H2 producing dainty daisy-like 3–4cm blooms in soft blush-pink,...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowStrawflower 'Swiss Giant Mix' from Seed The workhorse of the everlasting garden -- Half-Hardy Annual producing massive fully-double blooms in fiery scarlet, tangerine...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowNight-Scented Stock from Seed The evening garden essential -- Hardy Annual H3/H4; DIRECT SOW ONLY (spindly roots hate transplanting -- never in seed...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowStatice 'Hipster Mixed' from Seed The everlasting dried flower that is already dry -- Half-Hardy Annual H2; the colourful parts are PAPERY CALYCES...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSquash 'Turk's Turban' from Seed The most spectacular-looking vegetable from a seed packet -- heirloom winter squash producing vivid orange fruits topped with...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSquash 'Crown Prince F1' from Seed The pinnacle of UK winter squash -- F1 hybrid producing distinctive blue-grey ribbed fruits with dense bright...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSpinach Perpetual from Seed The spinach that is not spinach -- Italian chard/leaf beet (Beta vulgaris) that looks and tastes like spinach but...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowSorrel 'French Green de Belleville' from Seed The 1730s French heirloom culinary herb -- Hardy Perennial H7; bright green leaves with sharp acidic...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowScabious 'Imperial Mix' from Seed The complete jewel-tone pincushion -- Hardy Annual H4 producing honey-scented dome flowers in deep blackcurrant, rich crimson, soft...

  Bishy Barnabee's Growing Guides How to GrowScabious 'Black Knight' from Seed The near-black velvet pincushion -- Hardy Annual H4 producing deep maroon-purple almost-black dome flowers with contrasting white-tipped stamens...