About this box
If you want to do your bit for the planet and bring your garden to life, this collection is the answer. Ten of the most nectar-rich, pollen-heavy flowers you can grow, chosen so that every group of pollinator is catered for and something is in flower from May right through to October.
For bumblebees there are Foxgloves, whose tall spires open in late spring, and Borage, which refills its blue stars with nectar within minutes. Honeybees flock to the lavender-blue curls of Phacelia and the long-flowering Catmint. Butterflies love the airy violet heads of Verbena bonariensis and the big daisies of Echinacea, which go on to give seed heads for the birds in winter. Monarda (bergamot) and Agastache 'Raspberry Daiquiri' carry tubular flowers that keep the bees busy well into autumn, Cosmos 'Sensation Dazzler' gives open crimson-magenta faces for hoverflies, and Nicotiana 'Starlight Dancer' opens its scented white stars at dusk for the moths.
Four annuals flower the first summer, the foxgloves follow the next year, and five perennials come back and build up year after year.
A Season of Nectar — Sowing Guide
Sow Borage and Phacelia directly outdoors from March to May. Start Cosmos and Nicotiana indoors in spring and plant out after the frosts. Sow Agastache, Monarda, Echinacea, Verbena and Catmint under cover in early spring; Verbena and Echinacea germinate best after a spell of cold. Sow the Foxgloves in early summer for flowers the following year. Full instructions are printed on every packet.
Arrives in signature eco-friendly packaging — a thoughtful, sustainable gift for nature lovers and eco-conscious gardeners.
