Flowers
Annuals, cut flowers and the flowers that bring bees into the vegetable bed, with sowing times for each zone.
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- A Beginner's Guide to Growing Annual Flowers from SeedAnnual 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 Aust...Beginner Gardening
- How to Grow and Dry Everlasting DaisiesEverlasting daisies in the home garden Commonly known as the paper daisy or strawflower, the everlasting daisy (Xerochrysum bracteatum) i...Cut Flowers
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- Growing Calendula from Seed: A Hardy Winter Flower for Every Australian GardenCalendula 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 bloom...Cut Flowers
- Cosmos from Seed: Sun, Lean Soil and a Garden That Reseeds ItselfCosmos 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 ho...Cut Flowers
- Cut Flowers That Last: Picking and Conditioning Blooms From Your Own GardenHomegrown flowers wilt for reasons that have nothing to do with luck. Cutting time, stem type and the first hour in water decide how long...Cut Flowers
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- Dahlias from Seed or Tubers: An Australian Beginner's GuideSeed 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 fo...Cut Flowers
- Deadheading: The Ten Minutes a Week That Keeps Flowers Coming All SummerEvery flower left to set seed tells the plant its work is done. Deadheading resets that message. Where to cut, which plants respond, and ...Flowers
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- Eight Easy Cut Flowers to Grow From Seed in Australia, For Armfuls on a BudgetA cut-flower patch from seed is the cheapest way to fill the house with flowers. Here are eight easy, productive flowers to grow, and whe...Beginner Gardening
- Everlasting Daisies: The Toughest, Most Rewarding Australian Native Flower You Can Grow from SeedEverlasting daisies are tough, water-wise native flowers that grow easily from seed, feed pollinators, and dry beautifully. Here is how t...Australian Natives
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- Flowers to Sow in October: Warm-Soil Seeds for Summer Vases and BeesWarm soil is the signal for zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers. Here is the October flower list for all six Australian climate zones, with pi...Flowers
- Flowers to Sow in September for a Summer Full of ColourHardy annuals can go straight into the ground this month, while the heat lovers may need a few more weeks in pots. Here is the September ...Flowers
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- Self-Seeding Flowers That Come Back Every Year in Australian GardensThe cottage and native flowers that drop their own seed and return year after year, the few that need watching near bushland, and how to ...Flowers
- Stop Growing Vegetables On Their Own: The Flowers That Bring The Bees Your Zucchini NeedsA bed of leaves and no flowers gives bees little reason to visit. Which flowers to sow among the vegetables for pollinators and pest-eati...Pollinators
- 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 ...Cut Flowers
- Sunflowers: Hundreds of Tiny Flowers in One HeadOne flower, or hundreds? A sunflower head is not a single flower. The centre is packed with hundreds of tiny disc florets, each a complet...Beneficial Insects
- Sweet Peas: Queen of the AnnualsSweet peas, scent and colour on a bare trellis Sweet peas bring colour and strong fragrance to the garden in late winter and spring. They...Cool Season