Pollinator Pop

Create a vibrant floral carpet with this cheerful mix of dwarf asters!
Aster 'Colour Carpet Mixed' is a compact, bushy annual that produces masses of daisy-like blooms in a dazzling array of colours—pink, purple, white, red, and lavender. Ideal for borders, containers, and mass plantings, this variety delivers long-lasting colour from late summer into autumn.

• Botanical Name: Callistephus chinensis
• Height & Spread: 20–30cm tall × 25cm wide
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
• Flowering Period: Late summer to early autumn
• Uses: Bedding, borders, containers, mass plantings
• Other Names: China Aster, Carpet Aster
•  Approx 0.100g/70 seeds per pkt 

Why You'll Love It:

• Compact, bushy habit ideal for edging and pots
• Bright, cheerful mix of colours
• Long flowering season
• Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects
• Great for small spaces and low-maintenance gardens

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Plant in full sun for best flowering and compact growth.

🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Enrich with compost before planting.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow indoors from late winter to early spring, or directly after last frost
• Cover seeds lightly (2–3mm deep)
• Germinates in 7–14 days at 20–25°C
• Space plants 20–25cm apart

💧 Watering:
Keep soil moist during germination and establishment. Water at the base to avoid fungal issues.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead regularly to encourage continuous blooms
• Avoid overhead watering
• Rotate planting location each year to prevent disease build-up

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

Four O’Clock – Formula Mix
Mirabilis jalapa | Heirloom | Hardy Annual

A true garden surprise! Four O’Clock ‘Formula Mix’ bursts into bloom in the late afternoon, offering a kaleidoscope of colours—pink, yellow, white, magenta, and bi-colour blends—all from a single packet. Each plant may produce multiple flower colours, making every sowing a joyful mystery.

🌱 Sowing Details:

• Sow: Spring to early summer
• Method: Direct into garden beds or start in trays
• Depth: 6–10 mm
• Temperature: 20–25°C
• Germination: 7–14 days
• Watering: Keep soil moist until germination

🌼 Growing Notes:

• Height: 60–90 cm
• Spacing: 30–40 cm
• Aspect: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Features: Fragrant blooms, self-seeding, tuber-forming roots

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Blooms in the late afternoon—hence the name!
• Each plant offers a surprise mix of colours
• Attracts moths and beneficial insects
• Easy to grow and ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and wildflower bed

Approx 5 seeds per packet 

Chinese Purple Bell Vine – Exotic Elegance for Vertical Spaces
Add a touch of drama to your garden with the Chinese Purple Bell Vine. This rare and striking climber features deep purple, bell-shaped flowers with flared magenta petals, suspended like lanterns against lush green foliage. A true showstopper for trellises, arches, and hanging baskets.

🌸 Features

• Fast-growing annual or tender perennial
• Unique bell-shaped blooms with trailing stems
• Ideal for vertical gardens, fences, and pots
• Long flowering season from late spring to autumn
• Attracts bees and beneficial insects

🌱 Sowing & Growing

• Sow indoors in late winter to early spring
• Lightly cover seeds; germinates in 14–21 days at 20–24°C
• Transplant after frost into full sun or part shade
• Prefers rich, well-drained soil and regular watering
• Can reach 2–3 m in a single season

📏 Spacing

• Space 30–45 cm apart for climbing coverage

💡 Mari’s Tip: Pair with pale companion plants to highlight its dramatic blooms. Perfect for seasonal bundles or rare seed collections.

Approx. 10 x seeds

🐝 Bee Mix – Pollinator-Friendly Flower Blend (Not for Sale in WA/TAS)

🛒 Product Description

Support your local pollinators with Bee Mix, a vibrant blend of annual and perennial flowers specially selected to attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. This easy-to-grow mix provides season-long blooms, making it ideal for:

• 🌼 Wildflower meadows and cottage gardens
• 🐝 Pollinator patches and eco-friendly borders
• 🪴 Containers and community garden beds

With a diverse range of flower shapes and colors, Bee Mix enhances biodiversity and promotes healthy ecosystems. It thrives in full sun, requires minimal maintenance, and is perfect for gardeners looking to create a bee haven.

❗ Note: Not available for sale in Western Australia or Tasmania due to biosecurity restrictions.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Autumn or spring
2. Sowing Method: Sow directly into prepared garden beds
3. Depth: Lightly rake in or press into soil surface
4. Temperature: Germinates best at 15–22°C
5. Watering: Keep moist until germination; reduce once established
6. Germination Time: 7–21 days depending on species
7. Maintenance: Deadhead to prolong flowering or allow to self-seed
8. Approx: 0.500g per pkt 

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 

Osteospermum ‘Ballade Mix’ – Vibrant African Daisies for Borders, Pots & Pollinators

🛒 Product Description

Osteospermum ‘Ballade Mix’, also known as African Daisy, is a sun-loving perennial (often grown as an annual) featuring large, daisy-like blooms in a lively mix of purple, pink, white, rose, and lavender. With its bold color and tidy habit, it’s perfect for:

• 🌸 Edging borders and garden beds
• 🪴 Containers, patio pots, and window boxes
• 🐝 Pollinator-friendly displays and dry-climate gardens

Growing to approximately 25–35 cm, Ballade Mix thrives in full sun, blooms from spring through autumn, and is highly drought tolerant once established. Its vivid flowers open in sunlight and close at night, adding dynamic interest to garden spaces.

🌱 Germination & Growing Instructions

1. When to Sow: Late winter to 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: 10–14 days
7. Transplanting: Harden off and plant out after frost risk has passed.
8. Approx 0.060g/  5 seeds per pkt - low germination rate 

🌼 Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) – Excelsior Mix

🌼A classic cottage‑garden favourite, Foxglove ‘Excelsior Mix’ produces tall, elegant spires packed with tubular, speckled blooms in shades of rose, lavender, cream, and soft apricot. This premium strain flowers on strong, upright stems and attracts bees, beneficial insects, and garden admirers alike. Perfect for borders, woodland edges, and adding vertical drama to mixed plantings.

🌼 

Botanical Name: Digitalis purpurea
Height & Spread: 90–150 cm tall × 30–45 cm wide
Position: Part shade to full sun (prefers dappled light)
Soil: Moist, well‑drained soil; tolerates slightly acidic to neutral pH
Flowering Period: Late spring to mid‑summer
Uses: Cottage gardens, borders, woodland plantings, cut flowers
Other Names: Common Foxglove, Fairy Thimbles
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✨ Why You’ll Love It

• Tall, dramatic flower spikes in a beautiful colour mix
• Speckled throats add intricate detail and charm
• Loved by bees and pollinators
• Excellent for vertical structure in borders
• Biennial that self‑seeds gently for future displays

🌱 Sunlight

Thrives in part shade or dappled sunlight; tolerates full sun in cooler climates. Ideal for woodland edges or morning‑sun positions.

🌱 Soil Requirements

Prefers moist, well‑drained soil enriched with organic matter. Avoid waterlogged areas. Performs best in slightly acidic to neutral soils.

🌱 Sowing Instructions

• Sow late summer–autumn or early spring
• Surface‑sow; do not cover — seeds need light to germinate
• Germinates in 14–21 days at 15–20°C
• Transplant or thin to 30–45 cm apart when seedlings are strong

💧 Watering

Keep soil lightly moist during germination and early growth. Once established, water moderately — foxgloves prefer consistent moisture but dislike soggy soil.

✂️ Maintenance

• Remove spent flower spikes to encourage side shoots
• Allow some plants to set seed for naturalised drifts
• Biennial habit: foliage in year one, flowers in year two
• Wear gloves when handling — all parts are toxic if ingested

🌼Tip

Plant alongside ferns, hostas, delphiniums, or shade‑loving perennials for a lush, layered cottage‑garden look. Performs beautifully in cool‑temperate climates like Victoria.

🔴 Poppy – Red Flanders

Papaver rhoeas

The classic Red Flanders Poppy brings a bold sweep of scarlet to any garden. With delicate, papery petals and a soft, naturalistic look, this heirloom favourite is ideal for cottage gardens, meadows, borders, and remembrance plantings. Easy, reliable, and perfect for mass displays.

✨ Why You’ll Love It

• Iconic red blooms with a soft, wildflower charm
• Easy to grow and great for naturalising
• Attracts bees and beneficial insects
• Lightly self‑seeds for future seasons

🌱 How to Grow

• Sow: Autumn–early winter
• Position: Full sun; light, well‑drained soil
• Sowing: Surface‑sow; do not cover. Keep lightly moist
• Germination: 10–20 days at 10–15°C
• Thin: 20–25 cm apart; poppies dislike transplanting

🌼 Plant Info

• Height: 40–60 cm
• Flowering: Late winter–spring
• Life cycle: Hardy annual
• Uses: Borders, meadows, cut flowers, remembrance plantings

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

Watering

• Keep soil lightly moist during germination and early growth
• Once established, water sparingly — poppies prefer dry conditions
• Avoid overhead watering during flowering to protect delicate petals
• Do not allow soil to become waterlogged

General Care

• Choose a sunny, open position for best colour and bloom density
• Avoid rich fertilisers — poppies thrive in lean, low‑nutrient soils
• Allow spent blooms to drop seed if you want naturalised drifts
• Protect young seedlings from heavy rain or strong winds

🛠️ Maintenance Guide

• Do not transplant mature seedlings, sow direct where possible
• Thin seedlings early to prevent overcrowding
• Deadhead for a tidier look, or leave seed pods to self‑seed naturally
• Reduce watering once plants are established
• Cut back dry stems at the end of the season

Welcome spring with a vibrant carpet of colour and fragrance!
Arabis 'Spring Charm' (also known as Rose Rock Cress) is a mat-forming perennial that produces masses of deep pink to purplish blooms on short racemes above rosettes of mid-green foliage. Its compact, bushy habit and early flowering make it a favourite for rock gardens, alpine beds, and sunny borders.

• Botanical Name: Arabis blepharophylla 'Spring Charm'
• Height & Spread: 10–20cm tall × 20–30cm wide
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained loam or sandy soil; pH neutral to alkaline
• Flowering Period: Early to late spring
• Fragrance: Lightly sweet and floral
• Uses: Rockeries, edging, containers, alpine gardens
• Attracts: Early-season pollinators
• Other Names: Rose Rock Cress, Coast Rock Cress
• Approx 0.100g seeds per pkt 

Why You'll Love It:

• One of the earliest spring bloomers
• Forms a neat, evergreen ground cover
• Fragrant flowers in rich pink tones
• Drought-tolerant once established
• RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

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

🌱 Soil:
Thrives in well-drained loam or sandy soil. Avoid heavy clay or waterlogged conditions.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow seeds indoors in late winter or outdoors in early spring
• Lightly cover with soil or press into moist seed-raising mix
• Germinates in 10–14 days at 18–20°C
• Space plants 20–25cm apart

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

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead spent blooms to extend flowering
• Trim back after flowering to maintain shape
• Divide clumps every 2–3 years to rejuvenate

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for edging veggie beds or pairing with spring bulbs like crocus and dwarf daffodils. Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest