The Winter Seed Sowing Flower Box
Embrace the chill with our "Winter Seed Sowing" box. This collection is curated specifically for the "Winter Sowing" method—a low-effort, high-reward technique where you sow seeds during the coldest months (November to February) and let nature do the rest.
These seeds actually love the cold. Many of them require a period of "stratification" (cold and damp) to wake them up. By sowing them now, you mimic their natural life cycle, resulting in tougher, healthier plants that flower weeks earlier than those sown in spring. It is the perfect gift for the gardener who is itching to get their hands in the soil while the frost is still on the ground.
Why Winter Sowing Works
By sowing these seeds in winter (either in cold frames, unheated greenhouses, or using the famous "milk jug method" outdoors), you avoid the leggy, weak growth that often happens on warm windowsills. The seedlings emerge naturally when the time is right, acclimated to the cold and ready to rocket away as soon as the sun warms up.
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📦 What's in the Box? (8 Packets)
You will receive 8 full-sized packets of seeds selected for their cold-hardiness or need for a long growing season:
- 🌌 Phlox 'Sugar Stars': A stunning annual with starry blue and white bi-colour blooms. Winter sowing makes them sturdy and bushy.
- 🦋 Gaura 'The Bride': The "Whirling Butterfly" plant. Sowing early gives this perennial a head start for first-year flowering.
- 🌈 Mesembryanthemum (Livingstone Daisy): Neon-bright, succulent-leaved bedding plants that thrive on a cool start.
- 🔔 Bells of Ireland: Architectural green spires. The cold helps break the dormancy of these tricky seeds.
- ☕ Cobaea scandens (Cup & Saucer Vine): An exotic climber that needs a very long season to flower. Start it early for blooms before the frost!
- 🌠 Sweet Pea 'Starry Night': A deep, moody purple blend. Winter-sown sweet peas develop massive root systems for bigger summer plants.
- ☁️ Achillea 'Marshmallow': Double white pearl-like flowers. A hardy perennial that establishes strong roots over winter.
- 🌾 Briza Maxima (Quaking Grass): Elegant, rattling seed heads. Sowing in winter creates larger, earlier flowering clumps.
❄️ How to Winter Sow
You don't need a fancy heated propagator for these!
Method 1 (Cold Frame/Greenhouse): Sow into trays of compost, cover with a lid to keep mice out, and leave them in the unheated greenhouse. Check for germination in early spring.
Method 2 (The Milk Jug): Cut a plastic milk bottle in half, fill the bottom with compost, sow seeds, and tape the top back on (leave the cap off for rain/air). Place the jug outside in the garden. The jug acts as a mini-greenhouse, protecting seedlings from hard frost while letting them experience the cold they need.
📋 Box Specifications
| Product Type | Curated Seed Collection |
| Quantity | 8 Full-Sized Seed Packets |
| Sowing Season | Winter (Nov-Feb) or Early Spring |
| Great for | 🎁 Christmas Gifts ❄️ Winter Gardening 💪 Stronger Plants 🌱 Cold Stratification |
| Packaging | Eco-friendly & Recyclable 🌍 |
🏆 Beautifully Packaged
This collection arrives in our signature eco-friendly packaging, making it a ready-to-give gift for the impatient gardener in your life!
- Regular price
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£19.50 - Regular price
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£19.50
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