The Winter Seed Sowing Flower Box
8 hand-picked seed varieties
Embrace the chill. This collection is curated specifically for the winter sowing method — a low-effort, high-reward technique where you sow during the coldest months and let nature do the rest.
These seeds actually love the cold. Many require a period of cold and damp to wake them up — by sowing now you mimic their natural life cycle, resulting in tougher, healthier plants that flower weeks earlier than anything sown in spring. No heated propagator needed.
How to Winter Sow — Two Methods
No heated propagator required. Use a cold frame or unheated greenhouse — sow into trays of compost, cover to keep mice out, and leave until germination appears in early spring. Or try the milk jug method: cut a plastic bottle in half, fill the base with compost, sow seeds, tape the top back on leaving the cap off for rain and air, and place outside. The bottle acts as a mini-greenhouse — protecting seedlings from hard frost while allowing the cold exposure they need.
Arrives in signature eco-friendly packaging — the perfect gift for the impatient gardener who cannot wait for spring.
- 8 full-size seed packets, each with detailed growing notes
- Seasonal varieties chosen to complement each other
- Eco-friendly compostable packaging throughout
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8 seed packetsEvery variety below is included in this collection. Click any packet to read the full growing guide and see more photos.
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Anchusa Blue Angel
Clouds of vivid ultramarine-blue flowers — the truest, most electric blue available from any annual seed. Drought-tolerant, bee-friendly, and unforgettable.
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Cobaea scandens Purple
Vigorous climbing annual to 4–6m with huge bell flowers transforming from lime-green to deep purple over days — the architectural cup-and-saucer vine. RHS AGM.
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Bells of Ireland
Tall architectural spires of lime-green bell-shaped calyxes — the florist's most prized green filler, with exceptional vase life and beautiful drying qualities.
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Mesembryanthemum Harlequin
Neon daisy flowers in shocking pinks, oranges, yellows and apricots above sparkling crystalline succulent foliage — the desert annual that thrives in baking heat.
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Achillea Marshmallow
Soft, fluffy, double white pompom flowers in clouds — the florist's favourite white achillea, vigorous and reliable, and one of the best perennials for cutting and drying.
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Gaura 'The Bride'
Clouds of pure white starry blooms on slender arching stems — the white Whirling Butterflies that bring magical dancing movement to moon gardens and cottage borders.
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Sweet Pea Old Spice Starry Night
Velvety bicolour blooms in deep violet, indigo, maroon and purple — the heritage Old Spice Sweet Pea with double the perfume of modern types and superior heat tolerance.
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Phlox Blushing Bride
Large pure white star flowers with cherry-pink "blush" centres — the most romantic cottage Phlox. Fleuroselect Winner ideal for posies, weddings and buttonholes.
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