All-Year-Round Growing

Lunaria ‘Honesty’ Seeds (Lunaria annua)

Honesty (Lunaria annua) is a charming biennial, much loved for both its spring blossoms and its unique decorative seed pods. In early summer, it produces clusters of fragrant purple to violet blooms, which attract bees and butterflies. By late summer, these give way to striking, translucent, coin-like seed pods – often called “silver dollars” – perfect for drying and floral arrangements.

What Makes It Special

• Dual beauty: colorful spring flowers followed by decorative seed pods

• Easy to grow, low maintenance, and self-seeding

• A traditional favorite for dried flower arrangements

• Attracts pollinators in spring and summer

Key Features

• Botanical name: Lunaria annua

• Common names: Honesty, Silver Dollar Plant, Money Plant

• Height/Spread: 60–90 cm tall, 30–45 cm spread

• Position: Sun or part shade; moist, well-drained soil

• Flowering period: April – June

• Lifespan: Hardy biennial, often self-seeds for naturalized displays

Ideal For

• Cottage gardens and traditional borders

• Naturalizing in wildflower-style plantings

• Pollinator-friendly gardens

• Dried flower arrangements

Sowing Instructions

1. When to sow: April–June outdoors or late summer for the following year’s flowers.

2. How to sow:

   • Sow thinly in a seedbed, cover lightly with soil.

   • Thin or transplant seedlings to 30–40 cm spacing.

3. Care: Very low maintenance. Allow some seed pods to mature for self-seeding and future displays.

Marguerite Yellow Daisy Seeds (Anthemis tinctoria)

Marguerite Yellow Daisy is a hardy perennial that produces bright, cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers from early summer to autumn. Its aromatic foliage and long-lasting blooms make it perfect for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator-friendly plantings. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, it brings sunshine to any garden space.

What Makes It Special

• Vibrant yellow daisy-like blooms all summer

• Aromatic foliage adds texture and interest

• Hardy, long-flowering, and attracts pollinators

Key Features

• Botanical name: Anthemis tinctoria

• Hardy perennial

• Height: 50–70 cm

• Bloom time: Early summer to autumn

Ideal For

• Borders and cottage gardens

• Pollinator-friendly plantings

• Cut flowers and naturalized areas

Sowing

• Sow indoors Feb–Apr or outdoors Apr–Jun

• Cover seeds lightly with soil

• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–22°C

• Space seedlings 30–40 cm apart

• Flowers from the second year onward

Mizuna – Seeds (Brassica rapa var. japonica)

A staple of Japanese cuisine, Mizuna is a fast-growing leafy green with elegant, feathery leaves and a mild, peppery flavor. Often used in salads, stir-fries, and soups, it’s highly versatile and easy to grow. Mizuna is also very cold-tolerant, making it an excellent choice for year-round harvests, especially in spring and autumn.

How to Grow

• Sow outdoors from March to September or under cover in winter for year-round harvest.

• Sow thinly, 0.5 cm deep, in rows 15–20 cm apart.

• Prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.

• Harvest leaves young for salads or allow plants to mature for cooking.

Key Features

• Japanese mustard green with feathery leaves

• Mild, peppery taste – great for salads, stir-fries & soups

• Fast-growing and highly productive

• Cold-hardy and suitable for year-round cultivation

• Cut-and-come-again variety for continuous harvest

Ideal For

• Asian-inspired cooking

• Salads, soups, and stir-fries

• Kitchen gardens, raised beds, or containers

• Succession sowing for steady supply

Sowing & Harvest

• Sow: March to September (under cover in winter)

• Depth: 0.5 cm

• Spacing: 15–20 cm

• Harvest: 3–6 weeks after sowing

Quick Tip

• Regular harvesting of young leaves will extend the cropping period and prevent the plants from bolting.