Cottage Garden Seeds

It blooms for months in summer until autumn on 80 cm tall stems with beautiful golden yellow daisy like flower heads. A great cut flower and healthy perennial for a sunny garden bed with ordinary soil. 80 seeds/No.1/

A dazzling mix of contrasting golden and mahogany double and semi-double flowers, some in stripes others with contrasting centres. An easy to grow annual to 80 cm high. Great for borders and cut flowers. Flowers all summer and handles heat, humidity and dry weather. Attracts butterflies and bees to the garden. 250 seeds.

A bright, pure white cosmos with flowers that blend into any garden. On strong stems and with delicate, bright green foliage these white flowers attract the attention of humans, pollinators and beneficial insects. and. Marginally frost-hardy this annual favours a sunny, protected spot with free draining, light soil. To prolong flowering dead head and provide a weekly dose of liquid fertilizer. Can be used as a cut flower. 50 seeds.

A gorgeous cosmos with white flowers that are delicately edged with shades of magenta-pink. On slender 120cm stalks and delicate, bright green foliage these flowers attract attention in any garden. Marginally frost-hardy this annual favours a sunny, protected spot with free draining, light soil. To prolong flowering dead head and provide a weekly dose of liquid fertilizer. 50 seeds.
 

This tall Mexican Aster has white, pink and red daisy-like flowers on slender 120cm stalks and delicate, bright green foliage. Marginally frost-hardy (frost tender seedlings) this annual favours a sunny, protected spot with free draining, light soil. To prolong flowering dead head and provide a weekly dose of liquid fertilizer. 50 seeds.
 

A new and stunning annual cosmos! The dark red petals are contrasted with clear white stripes. Some plants have just the dark red flower, so when planted as a group they provide an eye catching combination. Marginally frost-hardy this annual favours a sunny, protected spot with free draining, light soil. To prolong flowering dead head and provide a weekly dose of liquid fertilizer. Grows to 60-80 cm. 50 seeds.

These unusual dark purple ‘bat faced’ flowers will keep all batman fans happy as they bloom in abundance. A multi-stemmed plant that loves to grow amongst other plants of a similar height (60-80 cm), weaving its way through for support but not overwhelming its neighbours with the unusual flowers peep through like a good garden fairy. A long flowering half-hardy annual that blooms in summer and early autumn.  100 seeds.

A french type of perennial artichoke with many edible large green, plump buds in spring and huge scented, purple/pink flowerheads in late summer. A hardy plant for rich, fertile soil in a warm and sunny position. A good, culinary variety and phantastic cut flower. 10 seeds/No.4/

Sweetly fragrant, frilly pure white flowers on short stems adorn this compact perennial. Flowers in summer. Low growing with grass-like leaves that have a bluish hue. Ideal for the rock garden or drier, well drained areas. A hardy plant that prefers full sun. Suitable for container/pot growing. 30 seeds. No. 1.
 

This stunning Black Sweet William is covered in deep, red-black maroon flowers over many weeks in late spring -summer. Ideal for mass planting, this beautiful biennial likes limy, fertile soil in sun or partial shade and readily self-seeds. A beautiful and deeply scented cut flower. 40 seeds.
 

A sweet perfumed dianthus with fine, simple, linear grey-green leaves. A hardy perennial growing to 50 cm high. The flowers come in a range of pinks and have clove like tasting petals that can be added for flavour or decoration to cakes, salads and drinks. Flowers from late spring into late summer. Prefers well drained sites. Suitable for rock gardens and cutting. No. 1. 50 seeds.

Forming dense cushions this dianthus has white, fringed flowers with a red-eye. The flowers are fragrant, the foliage is linear and blue-green. Ideal for the rock garden or drier, well drained areas. Flowers in late spring and summer. Endemic to Europe’s Carpathian mountains. A hardy perennial that prefers full sun. Suitable for container/pot growing. 20 seeds.