Flowers
Annuals, cut flowers and the flowers that bring bees into the vegetable bed, with sowing times for each zone.
Sunflowers from Seed: A Complete Australian Growing Guide (Including the Sunbird Variety)
Sunflowers are one of the easiest, most cheerful flowers to grow from seed. How to choose a type, grow the heirloom Sunbird, and harvest the seed.
How to Grow Zinnias from Seed (and Keep Them Blooming All Summer)
Zinnias are easy from seed, but most stop flowering early for one fixable reason. Learn how to keep them blooming all summer, and when to sow by climate zone.
Cosmos from Seed: Sun, Lean Soil and a Garden That Reseeds Itself
Cosmos are one of the easiest flowers to grow from seed in Australia. Learn when to sow by zone, why lean soil means more flowers, and how to keep them blooming.
Growing Calendula from Seed: A Hardy Winter Flower for Every Australian Garden
Calendula is one of the easiest hardy flowers to grow from seed in Australia. Learn when to sow by zone and how to keep this winter bloomer flowering.
A Beginner's Guide to Growing Annual Flowers from Seed
Annual flowers are the fastest, most forgiving way to start a garden from seed. Here are the easiest to grow and when to sow them by Australian climate zone.
Dahlias from Seed or Tubers: An Australian Beginner's Guide
Seed or tubers for your first dahlias? One is cheap and full of surprises, the other gives you the exact flower. Here is how to choose for an Australian garden.
Eight Easy Cut Flowers to Grow From Seed in Australia, For Armfuls on a Budget
A cut-flower patch from seed is the cheapest way to fill the house with flowers. Here are eight easy, productive flowers to grow, and when to sow them by Australian climate zone.