Growing Guides

Few flowers capture the romance of a cottage garden like Shirley poppies. A refined selection of the wild corn poppy, they open delicate, papery blooms in soft pastels of pink, white, salmon, and blush alongside the classic scarlet, each with...

If you love the look of dahlias but want them from a packet of easy seed, this is your flower. The Dahlia Flowered zinnia mix produces big, fully double blooms in a bright rainbow of colors on tall, sturdy plants...

Helen Mount is the little flower that makes people smile. Also known simply as the johnny jump-up, this heirloom viola covers itself in cheerful tricolor faces of purple, yellow, and white on compact 6 to 8 inch plants. It thrives...

Red Chief is the California poppy with a deeper, richer soul. Instead of the usual glowing gold, it opens silky, cup-shaped blooms in a warm red-orange that seems to catch fire in full sun, all above a soft mound of...

The Shasta daisy is the flower everyone pictures when they think of a daisy: crisp white petals circling a sunny yellow eye, standing tall and cheerful in the summer border. This classic perennial (Leucanthemum x superbum, including the beloved 'Alaska')...

Heavenly Blue is the morning glory everyone pictures: an heirloom climber covered in large, pure sky-blue trumpets with bright white throats. Each flower stretches 4 to 5 inches across, opening in the morning and giving way to fresh blooms the...

The Morning Glory Tall Mix is the fast, easy way to cover a fence or trellis in a summer of color. These vigorous heirloom vines climb 8 to 12 feet in a single season and open fresh trumpet-shaped flowers each...

Baby's breath is the soft, misty cloud that makes every bouquet look finished, and the good news is that annual baby's breath (Gypsophila elegans) is one of the easiest flowers you can grow from seed. In just eight to ten...

Sweet Pea Knee High Mix is the perfect middle ground between towering climbers and tiny dwarfs. As the name suggests, these plants grow to roughly two to three feet, forming self-supporting bushes that stand up with only light support. What...