What seeds are in a cottage garden mix?

What seeds are in a cottage garden mix?

Lots of colours – lots of memories Easy to grow in a good range of heights and colours. Mix contains: Achillea, Calendula Centaurea, Clarkia, Cosmos Delphinium, Digitalis Eschscholzia plus many more.

What are the flowers in cottage garden mix?

This mix contains Coreopsis, Dianthus, Pansy, Antirrhinum, Aquilegia, Schizanthus, Wallflower, Zinnia, Salvia, Calendula, Nemesia and others – results will vary depending on climate and time of year.

When can I plant cottage garden seeds?

Plant seeds anytime between April and May for summer and autumn flowering. The leaves and flowers are edible.

What makes a garden a cottage garden?

The cottage garden is a distinct style that uses informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and a mixture of ornamental and edible plants. English in origin, it depends on grace and charm rather than grandeur and formal structure.

How do you plant cottage garden seeds?

Sow virtually year round avoiding the hottest and coldest months. The seeds can be scattered thinly or sown in the flowering position. Cover lightly with a seed raising mix, firm down and keep moist. Thin out as necessary.

What flower seeds can I plant in Spring?

Spring Flowers from Seeds

• Bachelor’s Buttons. If you want true blue flowers in your garden, look no further than bachelor’s buttons a.k.a. cornflowers.
• Sweet Peas. In my mid-South garden I start sweet peas indoors four weeks before the last frost date.
• Calendula.
• Larkspur.
• Nasturtium.
• Sugar Snap Peas.
• Radish.
• Arugula.

Do cottage garden flowers come back every year?

Perennials come back each year and are much less work. So, to keep the work down, avoid plants which are sown from seed like cosmos, nigella and zinnias. Stick to plants which will flower year after year such as geraniums, roses and lavenders.

How do I start a cottage garden?

These tips will help ensure your space is easy to maintain and looks gorgeous in every season.

1. Starting a Cottage Garden From Scratch. “Don’t create a monster that you don’t have time to feed regularly,” Trout says.
2. Invest in Good Soil.
3. Position Plants Carefully.
4. Select Tough Garden Plants.
5. Cover Soil.
6. Use Automatic Watering.

How do you start a cottage garden from seed?

One of the easiest ways to start seedlings is in containers. After the last frost date in your area, just scatter a handful of seed in a pot filled with soil. Keep it moist, and within a few days, the flower seed will begin to sprout and fill the container.

Is a cottage garden high maintenance?

Sun loving: Generally cottage gardens suit sunny rather than shady spots. Maintenance: This is not a low-maintenance style. Keeping a cottage garden blooming takes effort. You will be kept very busy mulching, watering, feeding, deadheading, cutting back, dividing, planting and tweaking the design.

What flowers are in a wildflower mix?

Our new Wet Area Wildflower Seed Mix is the perfect mix of colorful wildflowers and textural grasses for wet soil. A dozen perennial wildflowers, including favorites such as Aster, Milkweed, Liatris, Helenium, Joe Pye Weed, and more will provide flowers all season long to attract butterflies and other pollinators.

What is the fastest growing flower from seed?

The fastest-growing flower seeds are those that germinate in 14 days or less and flower within 70 days. These include marigold (Tagetes spp.), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), annual phlox (Phlox drummondii) and sunflowers (Helianthus spp.).