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Articles tagged Growing from Seed. All flowers
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Growing Perennial Flowers From Seed: Patience Now, Colour for Years
A packet of perennial seed costs less than one potted plant and can fill a border. Which perennials come easily from seed, which need a cold spell, and how long each takes to bloom.
Sunflowers: Hundreds of Tiny Flowers in One Head
One flower, or hundreds?
A sunflower head is not a single flower. The centre is packed with hundreds of tiny disc florets, each a complete flower t...
How to Grow and Dry Everlasting Daisies
Everlasting daisies in the home garden
Commonly known as the paper daisy or strawflower, the everlasting daisy (Xerochrysum bracteatum) is a drough...
Sweet Peas: Queen of the Annuals
Sweet peas, scent and colour on a bare trellis
Sweet peas bring colour and strong fragrance to the garden in late winter and spring. They cover a b...