Seed Subscription: Flower, Cool Climate, Autumn 2025

Subscriptions are an excellent way to explore new seed varieties without having to spend time choosing the seeds yourself, and are perfect for busy gardeners, delivering seeds and all the information you need to plant them directly to your letterbox. 

Each season we’ll choose a selection of seed varieties tailored to your climate, and send you the seeds plus a colour information sheet with photos, tips and sowing information - all you need to do is plant!

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Seeds included in this subscription:

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  Bergamot- Lemon Mint

  Annual to 60cm. Upright plant with lemon scented leaves that are commonly used for flavouring poultry and fish dishes. Attractive lavender flowers. Attracts bees to the garden. Good for garden borders.

  Raise seedlings, 3mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 16-21°C.Annual. Height 60cm, Spacing 30cm. 120 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: JAN FEB MAR OCT NOV DEC (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Dianthus- Merry Go Round

  Perennial (often grown annually) up to 20cm. Features scented white flowers with pink-red centre, over green foliage. Ideal for garden beds, borders, rockeries, pots, or baskets. Also known as 'Chinese/Indian Pink' due to serrated petal edges.

  Raise seedlings, 3mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 18-22°C.Perennial (usually grown as an annual). Height 20cm, Spacing 15cm. 140 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR SEP OCT NOV (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Linaria- Northern Lights Mix

  Annual plant growing to 60cm. Mini snapdragon-like flowers in various colours with yellow throats and long spurs. Ideal for edging, beds, rockeries, cut flowers, or meadow plantings. Also known as 'Spurred' or 'Mini Snapdragon'.

  Sow direct, 5mm. Germination 14-21 days @ 20-30°C.Annual. Height 60cm, Spacing 30cm. 70 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR SEP OCT NOV (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Sweet William- Wee Willie Dwarf Mix

  A biennial often grown annually. Dwarf variety grows to 20cm with light green leaves and scented flowers in pink, red, white, and bicolour. Tolerant of various soils, easy to grow. Ideal for containers, borders, and as mini cut flowers.

  Raise seedlings, 4mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 18-22°C.Biennial (usually grown as an annual). Height 20cm, Spacing 15cm. 120 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR SEP OCT NOV (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Statice- Petite Bouquet

  Statice, also known as 'Sea Lavender', is a perennial usually grown annually. Dwarf plants reach 30cm with green leaves and short stems carrying small flower clusters. Flowers come in various colours and retain their hue when cut.

  Sow direct, 6mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 22-24°C.Perennial (usually grown as an annual). Height 30cm, Spacing 20cm. 150 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR SEP OCT (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  American Basket Flower- Rosy Lilac

  A 120cm tall annual, native to North America. Features slender stalks with feathery lilac flowers, intricate basket weave pattern. Ideal for gardens, meadows, beds, borders. Easy to grow, attracts bees, butterflies. Thrives in poor soil.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 3mm. Germination 14-21 days @ 15-20°C.Annual. Height 120cm, Spacing 20cm. 120 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: MAR APR MAY SEP OCT NOV (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Canterbury Bells- Rose Pink

  Biennial growing to 80cm. Cottage garden favourite producing large spikes of attractive bell like flowers in rose pink on tall robust stems. Very good as a cut flower. Good for borders and in informal or cottage gardens.

  Raise seedlings or sow direct, 3mm. Germination 14-21 days @ 18-22°C.Biennial. Height 80cm, Spacing 30cm. 160 days (in cooler climates plants may not flower in the first year).

  Best months in Cool Climates: MAR APR MAY SEP OCT NOV (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Carnation- Raspberry Ripple

  Perennial plant, 60cm tall, with silver-grey grass-like leaves. Stems bear multiple double flowers, white with raspberry stripes and petal edges, and a clove-like scent. Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and as a cut flower.

  Raise seedlings, 6mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 18-22°C.Perennial. Height 60cm, Spacing 35cm. 180-200 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR MAY AUG SEP OCT (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Snapdragon- Appleblossom

  Tall-growing perennial to 90cm, most commonly grown as an annual. Large, scented flowers are a soft rose pink. When the throats of the flowers are gently squeezed, they snap open and resemble a dragon's face. Good for garden beds. Excellent cut flower.

  Sow direct or raise seedlings, 3mm. Germination 7-14 days @ 21-24°C.Perennial (usually grown as an annual). Height 90cm, Spacing 20cm. 115 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: FEB MAR APR SEP OCT NOV DEC (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

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  Poppy- Amazing Grey

  Annual to 70cm. Delicate, almost unreal, single and semi-double blooms in shades of plum, pale grey, and deep cabernet. Their crinkly, tissue-paper petals make them a stunning addition to gardens and floral arrangements.

  Sow direct, 3mm. Germination 14-21 days @ 16-24°C.Annual. Height 80cm, Spacing 30cm. 80 days.

  Best months in Cool Climates: JAN FEB MAR APR (Click for full sowing chart, grow guide and more)

Tips for gardening in autumn:

Build soil health:  Autumn is a good time to enrich your soil with organic matter so it’s ready for new planting. Spread a layer of compost on the surface before planting seeds or seedlings - there’s no need to dig it in, the worms and other invertebrates in your garden will do that work for you. For large, healthy blooms add some aged animal manure or slow-release fertiliser to feed your plants through winter.

Save seeds of summer annuals: Seeds of dahlias, cosmos, asters and other summer annuals can be saved once flowers have faded. Pinch off flower heads and dry them on a paper towel indoors for a week to ensure they are fully dry. Remove any remaining petals and place the dried flower heads in a paper bag for storage. Even if not saving seeds, leave some stems and seed heads of flowers in situ to provide food and nesting material for birds and insects.

Prepare for spring flowers: It may seem too early to be thinking about spring, but autumn is the best season to plant spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, anemone, ranunculus and tulips. In warm climates, wait until late autumn when the soil has cooled for healthier and larger flowers. 

Hardy annuals and biennial flowers, including Canterbury bells and Honesty, should also be started in autumn so plants are large and mature enough to flower in early spring. The seedlings of these plants can sometimes look a little ragged by the end of winter, but their roots are spreading through the soil ready to support strong growth in spring. 

Pests and diseases to look out for in autumn:

Grey mould: Botrytis is a fungal disease that causes flowers to become mouldy and soft fruit such as strawberries to rot. Spores are transported by wind and can survive in soil or on green waste. The fungus spreads most in humid, cool weather.

To avoid problems with grey mould, water plants at soil level (not on leaves) in the morning, so leaves are not wet overnight. For plants affected by grey mould, prune off affected flowers and fruit and dispose of prunings to the compost bin or green waste bin. If necessary, spray with an appropriate fungicide or with neem oil. 

Powdery mildew: Caused by fungal spores reproducing on the leaves of plants, powdery mildew first looks like white spots on leaves, but affected areas can spread quickly to cover the entire leaf surface with a white powdery coating. While rarely fatal, powdery mildew can reduce yields. Water plants at soil level (not on the leaves) to prevent spores splashing from plant to plant, allow good air flow between plants, remove affected leaves and if necessary spray with an appropriate fungicide or homemade spray. 

Bi-carb of soda, also known as baking soda or sodium bicarbonate, is known to be effective at reducing powdery mildew and several other common fungus problems without posing the toxic risks of other treatments. Simply dissolve a teaspoon of the powder into one litre of ordinary water and add a few drops of liquid soap to help the mixture stick to the leaves. Pour the mixture into a regular garden sprayer or mister, shake it thoroughly, and spray liberally over the affected plants.

Product code: SS_FLO_COOL_AUT_2025