Cottage Garden Favourites

Sweet Pea ‘Elegance Mix’ – Fragrant, Long-Stemmed Blooms for Bouquets & Trellises

🛒 Product Description

Sweet Pea ‘Elegance Mix’ is a premium selection of long-stemmed, ruffled blooms in a sophisticated mix of pastel and jewel tones, including lavender, rose, cream, coral, and deep violet. Bred for early flowering and florist-quality stems, it’s perfect for:

• 💐 Cut flower arrangements and wedding bouquets
• 🧺 Trellises, arches, and vertical garden features
• 🌿 Cottage gardens and scented borders

Growing to approximately 1.5–2 m, Elegance Mix thrives in full sun, blooms from late spring through early summer, and offers an intensely sweet fragrance. Its strong stems and abundant blooms make it a favorite among growers and florists alike.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Autumn or early spring
2. Sowing Method: Sow directly or into trays
3. Depth: Sow 2 cm deep
4. Pre-treatment: Soak seeds overnight before sowing
5. Temperature: Maintain 15–18°C
6. Watering: Keep soil moist until germination
7. Germination Time: 10–14 days
8. Support: Provide trellis or netting for climbing.
9. approx. 10-12 seeds 

Balsam Tom Thumb Mixed – Compact Blooms with Big Impact

Brighten up your garden with this charming dwarf balsam mix!
Balsam 'Tom Thumb Mixed' is a compact, bushy annual that produces double camellia-like blooms in a cheerful mix of pink, red, white, violet, and rose. With its tidy habit and vibrant flowers, it’s ideal for borders, containers, and small-space gardens. A classic heirloom variety that thrives in warm climates and adds instant colour.

• Botanical Name: Impatiens balsamina 'Tom Thumb Mixed'
• Height & Spread: 20–30cm tall × 20cm wide
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
• Flowering Period: Mid-summer to early autumn
• Uses: Borders, containers, cottage gardens, cut flowers
• Other Names: Dwarf Balsam, Garden Balsam
• Approx: 0.230g/25 seeds per pkt 

Why You'll Love It:

• Compact habit perfect for edging and pots
• Double blooms in a vibrant colour mix
• Fast-growing and easy to maintain
• Attracts bees and beneficial insects
• Great for warm-temperate climates like Victoria

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Prefers full sun but tolerates part shade. More sun encourages compact growth and heavier flowering.

🌱 Soil:
Thrives in moist, well-drained soil. Enrich with compost before planting.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow indoors in late winter or directly after last frost
• Cover seeds lightly (6mm deep)
• Germinates in 7–14 days at 21–24°C
• Space plants 20–25cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
• Pinch tips to promote bushier growth
• Protect from frost and strong winds

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for edging veggie beds, filling gaps in borders, or creating cheerful potted displays. Combine with alyssum, marigolds, or dwarf zinnias for a vibrant summer palette.

🌿 Gypsophila elegans Mix – Airy Blooms for Bouquets, Borders & Cottage Gardens

🛒 Product Description

Gypsophila elegans Mix, commonly known as Annual Baby’s Breath, is a graceful and fast-growing annual featuring clouds of tiny white, pink, and blush blooms on fine, branching stems. Beloved for its soft texture and romantic appeal, it’s perfect for:

• 💐 Cut flower arrangements and wedding bouquets
• 🌿 Cottage gardens and wildflower beds
• 🪴 Containers and pollinator-friendly borders

Growing to approximately 40–60 cm, this variety thrives in full sun, blooms from spring through summer, and adds a light, airy touch to garden beds and floral designs. It’s especially valued for its ability to fill gaps and soften edges in mixed plantings.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Spring, after last frost
2. Sowing Method: Sow directly into garden beds or trays
3. Depth: Sow 3 mm deep
4. Temperature: Maintain 18–22°C
5. Watering: Keep soil moist until germination
6. Germination Time: 7–10 days
7. Transplanting: Move to final position when seedlings are strong enough to handle.
8. approx .230g/400seeds

🍂Rudbeckia ‘Autumn Colours’ – Warm-Toned Blooms for Borders, Bouquets & Late-Season Displays

🛒 Product Description

Rudbeckia ‘Autumn Colours’ is a vibrant and easy-to-grow annual featuring large, daisy-like flowers in rich shades of bronze, gold, mahogany, and burnt orange. The pelleted seed format ensures easier handling and more uniform germination—perfect for:

• 🌻 Bold borders and cottage-style beds
• 💐 Cut flower arrangements and seasonal bouquets
• 🍁 Autumn-themed Garden displays and pollinator habitats

Growing to approximately 60–80 cm, this variety thrives in full sun, blooms from mid-summer through autumn, and attracts bees, butterflies, and seed-eating birds. Its long stems and warm palette make it a favorite for florists and late-season gardeners.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Spring, after last frost
2. Sowing Method: Sow into trays or directly into garden beds
3. Depth: Sow 3 mm deep
4. Temperature: Maintain 20–24°C
5. Watering: Keep soil moist until germination
6. Germination Time: 7–14 days
7. Transplanting: Harden off and plant out after frost risk has passed.
8. Approx : 10 seeds per pkt 

👼Rosa chinensis ‘Angel Wings’ – Miniature Rose Blooms for Pots, Borders & Fairy Gardens

🛒 Product Description

Rosa chinensis ‘Angel Wings’ is a charming dwarf rose perennial grown from seed, producing dainty, single to semi-double blooms in soft shades of pink, blush, and white. With its compact size and romantic appeal, it’s perfect for:

• 🌸 Containers, patio pots, and window boxes
• 🌿 Edging borders and cottage-style gardens
• 🧚 Fairy gardens and miniature landscapes

Growing to approximately 25–35 cm, Angel Wings thrives in full sun, blooms from late spring through summer, and offers a gentle fragrance. It’s ideal for gardeners seeking a low-maintenance rose with a delicate, heirloom look—perfect for gifting, small spaces, and whimsical displays.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Late winter to early spring
2. Sowing Method: Sow into trays or pots
3. Depth: Sow 3 mm deep
4. Temperature: Maintain 18–22°C
5. Watering: Keep soil moist until germination
6. Germination Time: 14–28 days (may benefit from cold stratification)
7. Transplanting: Harden off and plant out after frost risk has passed.
8. approx. .100g/25seeds

Petunia F2 Multiflora ‘Colorama Mix’ – Nonstop Color for Pots, Borders & Hanging Baskets

🛒 Product Description

Petunia F2 Multiflora ‘Colorama Mix’ is a high-performing annual variety bred for mass flowering, weather resilience, and a dazzling mix of reds, pinks, purples, whites, and bicolors. With its compact, mounding habit and nonstop blooms, it’s perfect for:

• 🌸 Containers, patio pots, and hanging baskets
• 🌿 Edging borders and garden beds
• 🎨 Color-rich seasonal displays and cottage gardens

Growing to approximately 25–35 cm, Colorama Mix thrives in full sun, blooms from late spring through autumn, and is known for its multiflora branching, which produces a profusion of medium-sized flowers. Ideal for gardeners seeking vibrant impact with minimal fuss

Approx: 0.100g per pkt 

🌸 Balsam ‘Camellia Flowered Mixed’ – Lush Double Blooms for Summer Color

Bring a touch of Victorian elegance to your garden with Balsam 'Camellia Flowered Mixed'.
This heirloom annual produces upright plants adorned with lush, double blooms in shades of red, pink, lavender, and white—each resembling a miniature camellia. A favourite since the mid-1800s, this variety thrives in full sun to part shade and adds tropical flair to borders, cottage gardens, and containers.

• Botanical Name: Impatiens balsamina 'Camellia Flowered Mixed'
• Height & Spread: 45–60cm tall × 30cm wide
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
• Flowering Period: Mid-summer to early autumn
• Uses: Borders, cottage gardens, containers, cut flowers
• Other Names: Garden Balsam, Touch-Me-Not
• Approx: 0.470g / 50 seeds per pkt 

Why You'll Love It:

• Double blooms with camellia-like form
• Rich mix of colours: red, pink, lavender, white
• Fast-growing and easy to maintain
• Attracts bees and beneficial insects
• Ideal for warm-temperate and tropical climates

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Prefers full sun but tolerates part shade. More sun encourages compact growth and heavier flowering.

🌱 Soil:
Thrives in moist, well-drained soil. Enrich with compost before planting.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow indoors in late winter or directly after last frost
• Cover seeds lightly (6mm deep)
• Germinates in 7–14 days at 21–24°C
• Space plants 25–30cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
• Pinch tips to promote bushier growth
• Protect from frost and strong winds

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for adding height and colour to mixed borders or pairing with alyssum, marigolds, and salvias for a vibrant summer display.

🌸 Aubrieta x cultorum ‘Blue’ – Cascading Spring Blooms for Rockeries & Borders

Bring your garden to life with a cascade of vivid blue blooms!
Aubrieta 'Blue' is a mat-forming perennial that bursts into flower in early spring, covering walls, borders, and rockeries with a dense carpet of violet-blue blossoms. Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, making it a reliable and low-maintenance choice for sunny spots and tricky spaces.

• Botanical Name: Aubrieta deltoidea
• Height & Spread: 10cm tall × 30–40cm wide
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Light, well-drained soil; tolerates poor or rocky conditions
• Flowering Period: Early to mid-spring
• Uses: Rockeries, edging, wall crevices, containers, alpine gardens
• Other Names: Rock Cress, False Wall Cress
• Approx 0.100g of seed per pkt 

Why You'll Love It:

• Early spring blooms in rich blue-purple tones
• Evergreen foliage for year-round texture
• Ideal for cascading over walls and edging paths
• Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance
• Attracts bees and early pollinators

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Thrives in full sun but tolerates light shade. More sun encourages compact growth and heavier flowering.

🌱 Soil:
Prefers light, well-drained soil. Excellent for rocky, sandy, or poor soils. Avoid heavy clay or waterlogged conditions.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow indoors in late winter or directly in early spring
• Lightly press seeds into moist seed-raising mix (do not bury deeply)
• Germinates in 14–21 days at 18–21°C
• Space plants 20–30cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water only during dry spells.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage rebloom
• Divide clumps every 2–3 years to rejuvenate
• Avoid overfeeding—too much nitrogen reduces flowering

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for filling gaps in stone walls, edging veggie beds, or pairing with spring bulbs like crocus and dwarf daffodils

Campanula 'Cup & Saucer Mix' – Enchanting Bell-Shaped Blooms

Introduce a touch of elegance to your garden with Campanula Calycanthema 'Cup & Saucer Mix', a spectacular variety of Canterbury Bells known for its unique two-layered blooms. With delicate, bell-shaped flowers sitting atop a petal-like saucer, this stunning mix of soft pastels and vibrant hues creates a show-stopping display in borders, cottage gardens, and cut-flower arrangements.

🌸 Key Features:

• Distinctive cup-and-saucer blooms for a dramatic garden statement.
• A beautiful mix of lavender, pink, white, and violet shades.
• Ideal for borders, cut-flower gardens, and pollinator-friendly spaces.
• Hardy biennial that blooms abundantly in its second year.

🌱 Growing Information:

• Height: 60–90 cm
• Spacing: 30 cm apart for full coverage
• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–22°C

• Add timeless charm to your garden with Campanula 'Cup & Saucer Mix'.
  Also known as Canterbury Bells, this heirloom biennial produces tall flower spikes adorned with large, bell-shaped blooms in soft shades of blue, lavender, pink, and white. The unique “cup and saucer” form—where a flared bell sits atop a flat petal base—makes it a favourite for romantic borders and floral arrangements.

  • Botanical Name: Campanula medium 'Cup & Saucer Mix'
  • Height & Spread: 60–90cm tall × 30cm wide
  • Position: Full sun to part shade
  • Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil (pH 6.0–7.0)
  • Flowering Period: Late spring to early summer (second year)
  • Uses: Cottage gardens, borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens
  • Other Names: Canterbury Bells, Coventry Bells
  • Approx .080g/400seeds

  Why You'll Love It:

  • Unique “cup and saucer” flower shape
  • Soft pastel colours for romantic displays
  • Excellent vase life for cut flowers
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
  • Adds vertical interest and old-world charm

   

  🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

  🌞 Sunlight:
  Thrives in full sun to part shade. Protect from harsh winds to preserve tall flower spikes.

  🌱 Soil:
  Prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Enrich with compost before planting. Ideal pH: 6.0–7.0.

  🌱 Sowing Instructions:

  • Sow indoors in late summer to autumn for blooms the following spring
  • Lightly press seeds into moist seed-raising mix (do not cover deeply)
  • Germinates in 14–21 days at 18–21°C
  • Transplant seedlings 30cm apart

  💧 Watering:
  Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water moderately—avoid waterlogging.

  ✂️ Maintenance:

  • Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowers
  • Stake taller stems if needed
  • Cut back after flowering to tidy up and encourage basal growth

  🌼 Tip:
  Perfect for pairing with foxgloves, delphiniums, and sweet peas in cottage-style borders. Ideal for cool-temperate climates like Victoria.