How to Grow Flowers from Seed

POPPY 'AMAZING GREY'

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08:43

Meet Clare

08:26

What to consider before you start sowing

17:28

Planning which flowers to grow

14:05

Planning a cut flower patch from seed

15:13

An overview of the sowing and growing process

Sowing hardy annuals - marigolds

03:55

Sowing hardy annuals - Anchusa

08:56

Sowing hardy annuals - sweet peas

09:22

Sowing perennials - Echinacea

09:08

Direct-sowing nasturtiums in early April

06:45

Sowing half-hardy annuals in mid spring

06:26

Aftercare for seedlings: pricking out and potting on

08:09

Planting out cosmos into the border

10:21

Flowers in the border grown from seed

07:38

The cut flower patch in June

06:38

Tying in and picking sweet peas

08:32

Sowing biennials

08:14

Planting up a container with seedlings

13:02

The gravel garden: a different way to garden

05:00

Filling gaps in the dahlia border

06:55

Growing hollyhocks in the gravel

10:01

Filling pots with home-grown combinations

04:45

Using flowers grown from seed as companion plants

02:45

Poppy 'Amazing Grey'

15:20

Sourcing seeds: Chiltern Seeds

06:33

Collecting seeds: the theory

07:25

Collecting seeds: what to look for before harvesting

08:55

Collecting seeds: harvesting and storing effectively

11:17

Collecting seeds: harvesting later-flowering seeds

03:58

Planting out biennials in September

00:46

Final words

Poppy 'Amazing Grey'

Clare discusses one of her personal favourite annuals – a new, easy-to-grow poppy that has proved popular for its unique colouring.

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