The Nostalgic Cottage Garden Flower Box (24 Packs)

The Nostalgic Cottage Garden Flower Box is the spirit of Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden encapsulated into one glorious, joyful box. I’ve dreamt for a long time about creating a collection that brings together all my favourite, beautiful, cottage-style flowers and this box is it!

This collection is filled to the brim with the timeless beauty of old-fashioned favourites. Flowers evoke such strong memories... just the scent or the colour can transport you back in time to childhood days spent lying amongst the cornflowers or pottering with grandparents in the garden.

A Garden of Timeless Memories

Flowers are the very essence of our garden memories and conjure up long-ago days and time spent with loved ones. Creating a flower garden is to surround yourself with beauty. It's a pinch of escapism, a sprinkle of nostalgia, and a spoonful of vibrancy. All combined to make a large slice of pure happiness!

Personally, I cannot think of a more heart-warming present to gift a loved one... or yourself! A box filled with happiness and love.

What's in the Box?

We've chosen a wonderful mix of our favourite and most beloved classic annuals, biennials, and perennials. Each of the 24 packets is beautifully presented and provides clear sowing instructions.

The collection contains one packet of each of the following:

• Poppies: A classic hardy annual, providing a splash of vibrant, papery blooms that pollinators adore.

• Cornflowers: Timeless, beautiful, and a hit with the bees. The classic, clear-blue wildflower.

• Snapdragons (Antirrhinum): The essential 'cut-and-come-again' flower for adding tall spires of jewel-toned colour to borders and bouquets.

• Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist): Pure cottage garden vibes. First the beautiful, starry flowers, then the gorgeous seed heads.

• Wallflowers: For a carpet of rich, velvety colour and heady spring fragrance, the perfect partner for tulips.

• Cosmos: The ultimate easy-to-grow annual, producing a profusion of silky, daisy-like flowers that dance on airy stems.

• Foxgloves (Digitalis): For majestic, bee-friendly spires that add essential height, drama, and classic charm.

• Calendula (Pot Marigold): Rays of sunshine, these easy-to-grow, cheerful, and edible flowers are a 'must-have'.

• Forget-me-nots: A carpet of tiny, true-blue flowers that create a magical haze of colour in spring.

• Sweet Peas: The quintessential cottage garden flower for heavenly scent. A 'must-grow' for trellises and fragrant vases.

• Bupleurum: The ultimate cut-flower filler, with delicate, greenish-yellow umbels that add a zesty, airy touch to any bouquet.

• Pansies: Cheery, charming 'faces' that bloom tirelessly, perfect for bringing early and late colour to pots and border edges.

• Hollyhocks: The iconic "back-of-the-border" flower, producing tall, stately stems of large, beautiful blooms for a truly traditional feel.

• Sweet Williams (Dianthus): For incredibly fragrant, fringed, tapestry-like flower heads that are a mainstay of the spring cutting garden.

• Hesperis (Sweet Rocket): A beautiful biennial with loose spires of highly scented purple or white flowers that glow in the evening.

• Dianthus (Pinks): Classic, clove-scented, fringed flowers that create a beautiful, low-growing carpet of colour.

• Achillea (Yarrow): Produces wonderful flat-topped flower heads, perfect for cutting (fresh or dried) and a favourite of pollinators.

• Clarkia: A graceful annual with tall, slender stems covered in delicate, ruffled flowers in shades of pink and white.

• Corncockle: A stunningly beautiful wildflower with large, silky white or purple flowers on strong, straight stems.

• Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower): Beautiful, with straight stems and small flower umbels in a soft, pale blue-to-lilac colour.

• Larkspur: Quintessential cottage garden flower with tall, gorgeous blooms and feathery foliage, essential for a "meadow" feel.

• Echinacea (Coneflower): A stunning, daisy-like perennial with drooping petals and a prominent central cone, beloved by bees and finches.

• Gypsophila (Baby's Breath): A cloud of thousands of tiny white flowers, the essential, delicate filler for all romantic bouquets.

• Verbena: Prized for its long flowering season, with clusters of bright flowers that are perfect for containers and attracting butterflies.

Please note: We care about the environment as much as you do, so all our packaging is either compostable or recyclable 🌎