The Spring Seed Sowing Flower Box
10 hand-picked seed varieties
As winter fades and the days lengthen, the urge to get growing becomes irresistible. Ten gorgeous varieties perfect for spring sowing — a complete garden in a box that blooms from mid-summer right through to the first frosts, filling borders and vases with armfuls of flowers at a fraction of the cost of buying plants.
From the architectural spires of Salvia to the delicate lace of Didiscus, this collection provides everything needed to create a stunning cut flower garden from scratch.
Sowing Guide
Hardy Annuals — Bupleurum and Linaria — can be sown directly into the soil outdoors from March or April; they are tough enough to handle cool spring nights. Half-Hardy Annuals — Cosmos, Rudbeckia, and Didiscus — love warmth; start indoors on a windowsill in March or April and plant out in June once the frosts have passed. Full instructions are printed on every packet.
Packed by hand in our Norfolk workshop — arrives looking like a special gift, ready to kickstart the gardening year.
- 10 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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10 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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Calendula Pacific Beauty Cream
The marigold that isn't orange — large creamy-buttermilk to pale-yellow blooms with striking dark chocolate centres on tall 50–60cm cutting stems, at home in Victorian borders, pastel schemes and white gardens where traditional marigolds would clash
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Cosmos Seashell
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Rudbeckia Marmalade
The compact container champion -- Half-Hardy Annual producing large rich golden-orange daisy flowers with dark brown eyes on a compact 45cm bushy mound from July to November; weather-resistant thick waxy petals that survive rain unlike petunias; RICH moisture-retentive soil (add compost) unlike most late-summer plants; containers are ideal -- feed weekly from July; sow indoors Feb-April (surface press, light, 18-22°C, 10-21 days); plant June; protect young plants from slugs; deadhead for July-November display; the classic purple Salvia + golden Rudbeckia pairing
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Scabiosa 'Drumstick'
The globe-headed annual grown for its extraordinary geometric seed heads rather than its modest pale-blue flowers -- Hardy Annual producing spherical papery globes of perfect geodesic geometry; each globe a collection of cone-shaped bracts each with a stretched star at its centre; HARVEST TIMING IS CRITICAL (light green-golden with dark edges before shattering); sow indoors March-April in succession or direct sow May; light press; 18-22°C; 10-21 days; support wiry stems early; full sun; well-drained neutral-alkaline soil; hang to dry for years of dried arrangement use; also called Paper Moon and Starflower
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Strawflower Helipterum Roseum Mixed
The delicate Victorian paper daisy -- Half-Hardy Annual H2 producing dainty daisy-like 3–4cm blooms in soft blush-pink, rose-pink and pure white with golden or dark centres on 40–50cm stems; tissue-thin papery bracts feel crinkly even while growing; the refined companion to Helichrysum; harvest when 2–4 outer bract layers unfold (before fully open); hang to dry; surface press/light; 18–21°C; 7–15 days; March–April indoor; full sun; free-draining soil; pollen-rich centres for bees and hoverflies
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Didiscus Blue Lace
The rare blue umbel — soft powder-blue to lavender lacy flower heads on strong branching stems; an Australian native that provides the airy, floating texture of Ammi majus in a genuine blue colour; a cut-and-come-again flower that produces more stems the more consistently you harvest, with a subtle sweet fragrance that fills a warm room
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Linaria Fairy Bouquet Mix
The fastest flowering hardy annual -- miniature snapdragon blooms in pink, yellow, red, purple, and violet appearing just 8-10 weeks after sowing; a 1934 All-America Selections winner native to Morocco; mix the tiny seeds with fine sand before surface sowing for even distribution; light needed for germination; direct sow March-May or September for early flowers; cut back mid-season for a second flush; ideal for gap-filling, gravel gardens, rockeries, containers, and children's gardens
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Corncockle Bianca
The white form of the lost cornfield wildflower — pure luminous white trumpets on slender silver-grey stems that seem to glow in the low evening light, swaying with their characteristic weaving grace; the essential plant for any Moon Garden, white border, or bridal planting scheme
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Bupleurum Griffithii
Bupleurum rotundifolium 'Griffithii', also known as Hare's Ear or Thorow-wax, is the florist's secret weapon—that zesty lime-green filler you see in every professional bouquet! This cool-season hardy annual produces tall stems (60-75cm) topped with cheerful, acid-green flower bracts that add "air" and movement to arrangements. Often compared to Eucalyptus for its foliage or Euphorbia for its colour, this is the ultimate neutral filler that makes hot oranges vibrate and cool blues look deeper!
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Salvia Violet Queen
The permanent violet-purple perennial vertical -- Hardy Perennial H7 (to -20°C); dense erect violet-purple spikes providing essential border structure from June onwards; flowers in first year from early sowing (unusual for perennial); optional Chelsea Chop (cut by one-third in late May) for sturdier stems; shear to ground after first flush for spectacular September-October second display; surface press/light; 20°C; 14-21 days; full sun; FREE-DRAINING SOIL ESSENTIAL (hates winter wet); the classic purple + gold Rudbeckia companion; permanently expanding perennial crown
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