Flowers

All seeds are sustainably grown & chemical free.

Echinacea – 50s, Gaillardia – 50s, Phacelia – 50s,

Bachelor’s Buttons

1) Classic Artistic Mix  (C. cyanus) From Holland with new exciting colours & bicolours. 100 seeds per packet.

Calendula

1) Indian Prince – Such a beauty with non-stop production until frost! Large double-flowered blooms with bright orange petals backed with mahogany on strong 20” stems are show-stoppers.  Great for cut flowers.

2) Victoria Sunset  Intense burnt orange double blooms all season long. Height: 18-24”. Great for containers, bouquets & borders. 70-75 seeds per packet.

Columbine – Perennial

1) House Mix – Beautiful combination of delicate light & darker pink flowers, plus the striking dark purple shades, makes a showy variety mix of Columbine colours.     

Cosmos (easy to grow & self-seeded annual

1) Seashell Mix – Unique tubular petals with fluted edges produces a two-tone effect. Big 3” blooms on 4’ plants. Best for bees & butterflies. 100 seeds per packet.

2) Sensation Mix  – Giant single blooms in white, pink & deep crimson. Tall 36-48” plants with finely cut foliage. Nice for cutting. 100 seeds per packet.

Echinacea/ Coneflower – perennial 

Primadonna Deep Rose   – Much improved purple coneflower with first year blooms. Large, rosy-pink flowers on strong stems for c- utting or enjoy as a tall 36” border plant. Very drought resistant.   Perennial zone 3. 50 seeds per packet.

Helichrysum

1) Strawflower Mix Vibrant, enchanting, long-lasting papery blooms in reds, yellows, pinks, orange, whites & bi-colours. These easy to grow annuals thrive in full sun & heat, attracting pollinators & providing colour & interest to your garden all season long until frost. Best harvested before fully open for dried flower arrangements.

Linum – perennial

Blue Flowering Flax – Dainty sky-blue flowers on long stems with fine foliage makes a beautiful addition to the perennial border. Direct seed in spring or fall, easy to grow. Height 24”.

Marigold

Crackerjack Mix African Marigold – Tallest of the marigolds with fully doubled 3–4″ flowers of orange, gold, yellow on tall 30″ plants that rarely need staking. Plants make a bold highlight in large borders, attracting lots of pollinators.  Annual. 100 seeds per packet.

2) Lemon Gem – These sunny yellow rock garden marigolds are 12” tall. Best know for their edible flowers & pleasant citrusy fragrance. Enhance your dining pleasure & stimulate your senses with sight, smell & taste with these little beauties!  

3) Orange Gem – These 12” bright orange rock garden marigolds are known for their fine foliage & nice citrusy smell. Enhance your dining pleasure & stimulate your senses with sight, smell & taste with these little beauties! Easy to grow.

Phacelia

Phacelia – Pale mauve-blue fragrant flowers attract bees from miles around. It can be used as a drought tolerant cover crop & a great soil enhancer. Sow in cool soil & cover well as needs darkness to germinate.  

Pollinator Mixes

As gardeners & environmentalists, we need to create space for bees, butterflies & other pollinating insects within our garden plan. These mixes & important single varieties will not only provide food throughout the gardening year, but will act as host plants for the entire lifecycle of insects.

1) Bee Feed Pollinator Mix – A blend of annual & perennial flowers that are suitable for wild bees, honey bees, & other pollinators. It contains nectar flowers for long & short-tongued bees. Wide range of colour & bloom times for an attractive long season display.

2) Bird & Butterfly Mix – A colourful mix of annual & perennial flowers that appeal to songbirds, hummingbirds, & butterflies.

3) Monarch Butterfly & Pollinators – A conservation garden mix formulated for the complete lifecycle needs of Monarch butterfly & other pollinating insects.

4) Phacelia – Native North American plant which provides a source of high-quality nectar & pollen for bees & pollinating insects. Attractive light purple flower spikes & delicate lacy foliage. I sow it here & there amongst the vegetable crops, as so easy to grow & long season. Also called Purple Tansy.

Poppy

Jim Flagg – Brilliant scarlet-edged palette of feathery petals on 3-4’ stems. This variety comes from a cross of the ‘Danish Flagg’ poppy & aptly named after artist Jim Flagg.  Attracts pollinators & admirers!

Rudbeckia

Black Eyed Susan – North American native wildflower, beloved by gardeners & pollinators.. Brilliant black ‘eye’ & golden flowers.

Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

1) Formula Mixture – Charming, low maintenance, long lasting cut flower for fresh blooms & seed pods on long wiry stems for dried flower arrangements. Blooming in shades of soft pinks, blues & purple, the delicate blossoms resemble pin cushions atop slender stems. These graceful plants are highly attractive to pollinators & provide a long season of blooms

Sunflower

Autumn Beauty Mix – Exquisite heirloom mix of 6-9’ plants covered with 5” blooms   of bronze, golden yellow, brown & burgundy, plus many plants have multiple blooms.

2) Earthwalker  –Beautiful large flowers in Terracotta shades on multi-branched 72” plants.

3) Large Grey Stripe – Also known as Mammoth. Huge flowers on 8-10’ plants.

4) Teddy Bear – These cute fuzzy round fully double sunflowers only reach 24” in height. Use in borders or as a unique cut flower. They produce so many petals, they are good for sprinkling over summer salads, as the petals are completely edible. Great attraction for bees & other pollinators.