sowing direct can feel like you’re playing a game of chance – weeds grow way faster than your flowers

Want to fill your garden with flowers that return stronger every season? These five easy-to-grow perennials—lupins, echinacea, echinops, dia

Propagation from tubers and cuttings will clone the parent, so all the new plants will be identical to the parent.  However, propagation fro

Seeds which you have collected will be adapted to your local growing conditions and will improve every year. There are just a few things to

For most seeds, viability declines over time, meaning the percentage of seeds that germinate will decrease as they age.

Dahlias have become the rockstars of the flower world  with a cult following for some specialist breeders and it’s not hard to see why.

January may be chilly, but it’s the perfect time to sow hardy flowers and veggies indoors or in a greenhouse. From Sweet Peas and Larkspur t

In the UK December is a great time to sow a variety of vegetable and flower seeds to get ahead of the season.  Some can be sown directly int

How to harvest cut flowers correctly for the longest vase life

Have you ever wondered about the mysterious process that some seeds require before they can germinate successfully?

Bells if Ireland like cool weather and cold stratification- they can be a bit tricky to germinate. Follow our step by step guide.

It's is best to leave Dahlias in the ground for as long as possible to grow nice big tubers, this way they have a better chance of making it

The are not for whimps or beginners but if you have been growing for a few seasons and have a coldframe or greenhouse then its worth trying

Imagine a garden where your flowers never stop blooming, no matter how much you snip, welcome to the world of cut

Hardy annuals — often called Cool Flowers  — are the secret to getting earlier, stronger, florist-grade blooms in your garden or cutting patch. If you’ve ever wondered how some growers manage larkspur, orlaya, ammi, or stocks weeks before everyone else… this is how. And the best part? These plants love  cold weather. In fact, sowing them into cool conditions is exactly what makes them thrive. Hardy annuals thrive in cooler conditions and can withstand cold temperatures and li

Orlaya is one of the hardient crops you can grow to fill teh hungry gap.... but it needs cold stratification.

Preserving the beauty of dried flowers requires more than just keeping them in a vase. To ensure they retain their color, shape, and delicat

Cosmos, with its feathery foliage and blousy blooms is one of my all time favourite flowers to grow. It is one of the most prolific crops...

There is something so special and so British about a foxglove, with their tall spiked swaying in the breeze adding early colour and...

The Best Late-Season Cut Flower Extending the growing season is one of the biggest challenges for flower farmers. It’s easy to fill beds...