From the seed growers at Gardeners Basics

Grow armfuls of flowers from a few packets of seed

Straightforward guides to sowing, growing and cutting easy flowers, with planting dates based on your last spring frost.

Written by a seed companyWe pack and ship heirloom seed every day from Spanish Fork, Utah.

Dates that fit your zoneEvery planting time is given in weeks from your last spring frost.

Honest about what we sellWe make one kit and say so. You can follow every guide with any good seed.

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Cut flowers

Which cut flowers to grow from seed, when to sow them, how much space you need, and how to cut so plants keep blooming all summer.

5 min read

Pollinator gardens
How to Plant a Pollinator Garden From Seed
Which flowers bring bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, how to plan blooms from spring to fall, and how to plant a pollinator garden from seed.
4 min read
Seed starting
Which Flowers to Start Indoors and Which to Sow Outside (Chart)
A planting chart for 35 popular flowers: which to start indoors, how many weeks before last frost, which to sow outside, and which need light to sprout.
4 min read
Cut flowers
How to Grow Zinnias From Seed (and Get Flowers All Summer)
When and how to sow zinnia seeds, spacing, pinching for more stems, cutting, and fixing powdery mildew. Covers tall dahlia-flowered and dwarf Thumbelina zinnias.
4 min read
Cut flowers
How to Grow Cosmos From Seed (Easy, Tall and Bee-Friendly)
When to sow cosmos, how deep, spacing, why poor soil gives more flowers, and how to keep cosmos blooming. Covers Sensation, Purity, Candystripe and sulphur cosmos.
3 min read

Herbs From Seed · Growing kitchen and tea herbs too? Our sister site covers herbs from seed.