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Seeds
Virginian Stock The Virginia Stock, 'Malcolmia maritima', has dainty, sweetly fragrant flowers. Virginia Stocks produce a profusion of simple, 4-petaled flowers in a harmonized blend of pink, white, reddish, and lavender shades. It will bloom 4 to 6 weeks after sowing. The 3/4 inch wide flowers are produced in loose clusters. The Virginia Stock will perform in any soil, but does best in rich fertile soil. Plant it in full sun or light shade for best results. Virginia Stock is short-lived and will generally die out in the heat of the summer. Sow seed every 4 to 6 weeks for continual bloom, except for the very hot parts of summer.
A Gaggle Of Gourds The Gaggle of Gourds, 'Lagenaria siceraria', is an assortment of hard shelled gourds that creative crafters will love. Once cured, hard shelled gourds will last indefinitely and can be painted, carved, cut or drilled to make birdhouses, bowls, planters and hundreds of other craft projects. Plant 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees. The soils should be well drained and very rich in organic matter. Place in full sun.
A Real Shady Blend If you have high, filtered shade from trees or an area that gets direct sun for only a few hours a day, this shady blend of flowers will provide color and interest with as little as four hours of sun. Real Shady Mix provides fabulous colors and a mix of ground covers and tall spires. Some of the flowers included are Baby Blue Eyes, Coleus, Columbine, Shasta, Daisy's, Forget Me Not, Foxglove, Poppy, and Wallflower. (Eighteen different flowers total. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Drop Dead Red Sunflowers The Drop Dead Red Sunflower Mixture is a florist's dream. A bouquet or border of these stunners will stop your visitors in their tracks. Sunflowers are easy to grow from seed, and bloom for an extended period from mid-summer to fall. Sunflowers can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. The Drop Dead Red Sunflower would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Florist Favorite Yellow Sunflowers The single and double blooms range from pale to vivid yellow and they will provide a striking collection for beds and borders. It's easy to fill your home with professional-looking floral arrangements when you grow this mix. The Designer colors include Apricot Twist, Lemon Sorbet, Moonshadow, Lemon Eclair, Stella, Lemon Aura, Pro Cut Orange, and Peach Passion. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. The Florists' Favorite Yellow Sunflowers would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care.
Perennial Bloom They provide an enormous array of colors, shapes, textures and bloom times, year after year. Most perennials require minimum maintenance once established. This mix of nineteen varieties includes flowers from subtle to showy. Maintenance usually involves deadheading, yearly cleanup, some fertilizing, and watering as needed. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow.
Terrific Trailing Baskets You can start seed indoors or you can also seed your planters directly. This packet contains in excess of 15,000 seeds, so go for it! Plant 1 to 2 weeks before the average last frost.
Dried Delights The Flowers, Dried Delights, will help you enjoy bouquets from your garden year-round when you grow these flowers. When fresh flowers are scarce and expensive in the winter, arrangements of "everlastings" are a wonderful alternative for indoor floral decorations. Place them in full sun and keep the soil well drained and moist.
Grandmothers Cutflower Grd This cut flower mix has 23 different flowers to enliven any bouquet. In mild climates, sow seed during cooler months, generally October through March. This mix covers approximately 100 square feet.
Sweet Baby Blue This collection has something for all lovers of blue flowers. Soil must be kept moist while the seeds are germinating and beginning to grow. Be sure to keep the weeds pulled so they do not compete with the flowers for water and sun.
Short Meadow This mix of twenty-two annuals and perennials, none more than 24 inches tall, is ideal for naturalizing sunny open areas, slopes, long borders, parking strips and cottage style gardens.
Xeriscape Extreme This mix covers approximately 65 square feet.
Bring Home The Butterflies This packet covers approximately 45 square feet.
Hummingbird Haven The Hummingbird Haven Flower Mix calls all hummingbirds.
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