Hooray! It’s the last week of February. According to the met Office here in the UK it’s officially late winter. If you are a gardener, now is the time to start sowing flower seeds for your garden or allotment. I live in Lancashire, North West England close to the middle of the UK. There’s currently … The post Flower Seeds to Sow in February appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

The RSPB is holding the 2024 Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January. Both Adults and Children can take part.  To join in all you need to do is: It’s really easy and good fun, especially if you have children to help you count.You can see more on the RSPB website.   Happy bird … The post Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

Daucus carota ‘Dara’ is one of the most beautiful lacy flowers you can grow. Flowers range from palest pink to deepest burgundy, all are lovely and quite perfect for adding a light touch to a bunch of cut flowers. You may know Daucus as the Wild Carrot, the Chocolate Lace Flower or False Queen Anne’s … The post How to Grow Daucus Dara appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

There’s nothing quite like the sight of the true intense blue of Cornflowers scattered like jewels through a flowery meadow. I’ve been lucky enough to see them growing with golden yellow Corn Marigolds and the happy white daisies of Corn Chamomile. Sometimes there are flashes of scarlet from the papery petals of our native field … The post Growing Cornflowers from Seed appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

Spring is traditionally the main sowing season for many gardeners. However there are many reasons why autumn is the best time to sow flower seeds. If you are planning to grow a lot of flowers and you know that spring will be extremely busy for you then you can get a head start now. Besides, … The post Seeds to Sow In November appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

Growing flowers for cutting in your garden or allotment is becoming very popular now. Some say it’s because we are concerned about the air miles and cost to the environment that flying in flowers from places like Africa and South America brings. There’s concern about the repeated use of pesticides too which linger on the … The post Flower Seeds to Sow in September appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

Wallflowers are some of our most popular spring flowering plants. They are part of a group of plants we call Hardy Biennials, which means they grow and develop this year then flower next year. If you’d love masses of early flowers in your garden for wildlife, for cut flowers and beautiful plants to accompany your … The post How to Grow Wallflowers appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

Lychnis coronaria is often called Rose Campion. This is one of our most beautiful and popular summer flowering garden plants and it’s easy to grow from seed. It’s a perennial plant producing tall silvery stems topped by deep pink flowers. Each plant grows to 60-90cm (2-3 feet) tall and spreads to around 50cm (18 inches).  … The post How to grow Lychnis coronaria appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

I’ve started to think about what I’d like to grow this year. Naturally I’ll be growing plants for our bees and butterflies and I also like to grow flowers specifically for cutting. I love to have fresh flowers indoors and of course I love to receive flowers as a gift… but there’s nothing quite like … The post Seeds to Sow in January appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more

It’s was a frosty morning here in Lancashire, North West England. Despite the cold I was tempted outside to have a look at the garden and of course to take some pictures of frosted plants. As expected there were lots of frosted seedheads and the duck pond was completely frozen over. At the edge of … The post How to grow Hornbeam appeared first on Country Garden UK ..read more