Plants, Seeds and Bulbs

Germination usually takes 5-10 days HP - Hardy perennial Place in a propagator or sealed container inside a polythene bag and place at a temperature of 20-25C (68-77F) until after germination which usually takes 7-21 days Water the ground regularly especially during dry periods

This fantastic offer includes the following beautiful garden plants as an exclusive combination for Blooming Direct customers

A good bedding or filler plant They require very little attention and are great for the children’s garden because they grow so quickly An attractive addition to large containers on a sunny patio area Autumn Aster is sure to make you smile with its charming violet-blue blooms

5m x 1m or equivalent areaFull soil preparation and sowing instructions will be sent out with this packet of seed Includes: Cornflower, Corn Marigold, Poppy and other wild flowers Alternatively sow California poppies indoors from February to March at a temperature of 15-21C Made for ease of planting bulbs or potatoes and designed with a comfortable ergonomic handle

Ideal for sowing during the autumn months, this mixture will have no problem surviving the cold months of winter, and will spring to action by April, producing blooms through to July No more back ache when having to bend down whilst planting! This Gardman Bulb Planter eliminates the need to crouch down low to the ground and also saves pressure on the knees Growing: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into trays or 7 Please check out individual listings for more information Wonderful as an inexpensive gap filler or sowing in mixed borders Sow seed on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed compost5cm (3 Annual Autumn Aster looks like a perennial Michaelmas Daisy but is an annual producing a mass of violet-blue single flowers during the summer We've created limited numbers of large plant lucky dips made up of 6 well established plants (all 2 litre or larger!) Please check out individual listings for more information The Pastel Mix gives you beautiful 'strawberries & cream' mix of white and pink with a scattering of clear blue cornflower Californian Poppy Butter Bush produces beautiful single to semi-double flowers with bright butter yellow centres fading to creamy yellow edges Also known as Prairie Aster it blooms over a long period adding late summer to early autumn colour to your borders

Please note: We have tried planting larger Camellia plants at Perch Hill and they have struggled This fantastic offer includes the following beautiful garden plants as an exclusive combination for Blooming Direct customers This collection contains 1 x 9cm plant each of Camellia 'Donation' and Pulmonaria 'Ensign', and 5 x large plugs of Polyanthus 'Gold Laced'

Please check out individual listings for more information These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor dry soils An attractive addition to large containers on a sunny patio area Autumn Aster is sure to make you smile with its charming violet-blue blooms GP - Greenhouse perennial Deadhead faded flowers to prevent them from self seeding

A glowing mixture of crimson, scarlet, cerise, mauve, blue and white Gradually acclimatise the plants to outdoor conditions when all risk of frost has passed before planting outdoors in any well drained soil in full sun The plants will go on to bloom for many weeks Also known as Prairie Aster it blooms over a long period adding late summer to early autumn colour to your borders Silene then adds a touch of pink and forget-me-nots later add a touch of blue, finishing with the warmer tones of coreopsis, dianthus, delphiniums, echinacea and rudbeckia Height 30cm (12) Have you got a small area of sunny garden you don’t know what to do with, a patch which has always been dull? Think of direct sowing this combination of annuals to fill your garden with wow factor for months at a stretch Type: Hardy Annual Flowering period: July to September Sowing: Sow February to April

5m x 1m or equivalent area Please note: This is harmful if eaten Cover the seed with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite I came across these sets of flowers developed by Nigel Dunnett of Sheffield University and did test patches of several mixes in the garden at Perch Hill The show starts with single Gypsophila, Bishop's Flower and Shirley Poppy, with white and pink Cosmos fast emerging and flowering long and hard right into late autumn

Major components include: Shirley Poppy, Californian Poppy, Cornflower, Fairy Toadflax, Red Flax, Bishop's Flower, Tickseed and Corn Marigold, Black-eyed Susan, Red Orache and Larkspur Height 25cm (10) The Cottage Garden Mix is for those of us who like a jolly, bright mix of colours, sow this combination including zinnias, cosmos, malopes, and much more, lots of traditional cottage garden favourites which will flower together not just for weeks but months Cyclamen Sweet Scented Mix - Early flowering in an appealing range of colours Water regularly until plants are fully established Annuals flower throughout the summer and will create an eye-catching display in a sunny border, bring colour to your patios or brighten up a dull corner PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS Plants at unbelievable prices California poppies are easy to grow in beds and borders or let them self seed throughout gravel gardens to form natural drifts Bee friendlyFlowering period: May-SepSowing months: Mar-May Aug SepPosition: Full sunHeight: 25cmSpread: 25cmDirect sow Californian Poppy Butter Bush seed outdoors where they are to grow from March to May or in September for overwintering A widely grown winter-flowering pot-plant The jolly and colourful Classic Annual Mix gives you a fantastic flowery meadow from June until October, starting out with white, blues, pinks and reds, turning to reds, orange and yellow in the autumn Anemone Sweetheart Mix - These small corms (pips) produce large single blooms in a wide range of bright colours Seeds: 6g to cover 2 The Pastel Annual Mix gives you beautiful 'strawberries & cream' mix of white and pink with a scattering of clear blue cornflower Choose a position in full sun on any poor well drained soil which has been raked to a fine tilth HA - Hardy annual As the small ones rapidly catch up and establish well, we have decided to go for these 9cm plants in this collection

Height 25cm (10) To provide a varied and colourful display and attract a diverse range of wildlife Quantity: 1 packet of 150 seeds Save yourself over 45 5 x Buddleia Red (attracts beneficial insects), 5 x Euonymus, 5 x Lavender Hidcote and 5 x Escallonia Appleblossom Type: Hardy Annual Flowering period: July to September Sowing: Sow February to April When seedlings are large enough to handle thin them out to 15cm apart Bees, butterflies and other pollinators will love this selection of colourful flowers, that will give your garden wow factor from June to October

Please note: This is harmful if eaten Some mixtures may contain varieties which can be harmful if eaten Neat, decorative foliage, some varieties marbled silver 5 x Buddleia Red (attracts beneficial insects), 5 x Euonymus, 5 x Lavender Hidcote and 5 x Escallonia Appleblossom Height 30-100cm (12-39in)

Seeds: 6g to cover 2 Beautiful plants producing shapely bells year-after-year Height 60cm (2') Ideal for patio containers, borders or rockeries This meadow mix is perfect for a small area of sunny garden you don't know what to do with, a patch which has always been dull Popular annual wildflowers with a beautiful array of colours The mix has been carefully balanced for colour and succession of display Will give a spectacular flowering display in the first year) Plants at unbelievable prices The first colours to appear are the Siberian wallflower and Californian poppy 5 x Buddleia Red (attracts beneficial insects), 5 x Euonymus, 5 x Lavender Hidcote and 5 x Escallonia Appleblossom

Annual Autumn Aster looks like a perennial Michaelmas Daisy but is an annual producing a mass of violet-blue single flowers during the summer They are ideal for adding a lovely warm colour to containers and pots as well as borders or rock gardens and have feathery grey-green foliage Campanula Tiny Bells - A beautiful campanula producing bushy plants with finely cut foliage, smothered in masses of delicate, mauve, five-petalled flowers The show starts with Bishop's Flower and Shirley Poppy, with white Cosmos fast emerging and flowering long and hard right into late autumn

They also attract bees and make excellent if short-lived cut flowers Sow seeds thinly at a depth of 1cm in drills spaced 15cm apart and cover seed with its own depth of soil to exclude light Can be sown in September for flowers April-June the following year 5 x Buddleia Red (attracts beneficial insects), 5 x Euonymus, 5 x Lavender Hidcote and 5 x Escallonia Appleblossom

This fantastic offer includes the following beautiful garden plants as an exclusive combination for Blooming Direct customers5cm (3 The most popular and colourful annual wild flowers including Field Poppy, Field Cornflower, Corn Marigold and many others Simple, very attractive border plants and good for cutting Cover the seed with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite (Seeds/plants harmful if eaten Features: Suitable for planting bulbs and potatoes Material: Metal Handle: Ergonimic design and sponge sleeve for comfort Length: 98cm Seed Tin - Keep your seed packets safe in this seed tin which is based on an original cover design from our historic catalogue archives, we think it's a real collectors item! PLUS five packets of perennial seed (1 of each variety):Scabious Pin Cushion Mix - Good range of bright colours

I love this mix of good spring-flowering garden and cut flowers

Do not exclude light as this helps germination Varieties may consist of favourites such as Lonicera Chic and Choc, Heuchera, Ajuga, Roses, Hibiscus, Artichoke plus many more (PLEASE NOTE: Images for illustration purpose only Charles Bentley Garden Wooden Raised Vegetable & Flower Planter Storage Shelf Convenient For Keeping Your Garden Equipment Nearby Waist height Allowing for those not able to bend easily and easy to assemble Colour: Brown Dimensions:H80 x W80 x D58cm Place in a propagator or sealed container inside a polythene bag and place at a temperature of 20-25C (68-77F) until after germination which usually takes 7-21 days Think of direct sowing this combination of annuals to fill your garden with wow factor for months at a stretch PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS Plants at unbelievable prices PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS Plants at unbelievable prices

Sow seed on the surface of a good free-draining damp seed compost This contains 1 packet of the Pastel Annual Mix and 1 packet of the Cottage Garden Mix

Do not exclude light as this helps germination

When seedlings are large enough to handle transplant and grow them on in cooler conditions until large enough to plant outdoors This fantastic offer includes the following beautiful garden plants as an exclusive combination for Blooming Direct customers I came across this set of flowers developed by Nigel Dunnett of Sheffield University and did test patches of several mixes in the garden at Perch Hill

Height 90cm (3') HP - Hardy perennial Growing: Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into trays or 7 Lupin Pink Fairy - Attractive and unusual, small bicoloured white flowers with rose-red guard petals (that deepen in colour with age) contrast with the attractive light green cut foliage Please check out individual listings for more information00 Various heights Flowers in dense domed heads on long wiry stems To help you make the most of your borders or containers, we have grouped together varieties by height

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS Our cheerful mixture of easy-to-grow cottage garden favourites will flower just a few weeks after sowing HA - Hardy annual) Here by popular request, my favourite plants for a shady border, photographed in our North-facing edge of the cutting garden Autumn sowings will flower in late spring