Ready to grow your dream cottage garden from seed—without expensive grow lights or fancy equipment? This 46-page digital guide is packed with expert advice, insider tips, and 41 hardy annuals, biennials, and perennials you can grow from seed (plus a few bonus bare-root favorites!).
Written by a master gardener, cottage garden designer, and flower farmer, this guide distills years of hands-on experience into an approachable, easy-to-follow resource. Every plant on the list has been personally tested and grown, with detailed notes on how to make each one thrive.
Inside, you’ll learn:
🌱 Winter sowing techniques—start seeds outdoors naturally, no grow lights required
🌸 The best hardy cutting flowers for zones 4–9, chosen for beauty, productivity, and reliability
💐 Step-by-step growing instructions, from seed starting to transplanting and bloom timing
🌿 Budget-friendly garden planning tips to help you fill your garden with flowers for next to nothing
This guide is perfect for beginner gardeners, flower farmers, or cottage garden lovers who want to grow lush, romantic blooms like foxglove, sweet peas, larkspur, and delphinium straight from seed.
Check out the preview photos to see why this guide has become an essential for anyone dreaming of a full, colorful cutting garden that thrives all season long.
Each plan comes with its own specific set of instructions, plant list, and scale.
The plans include one version with and without the scale overlay to make reading and planting a breeze!
The guides are self-explanatory and contain in-depth information about each topic.
As soon as you complete your purchase, you will receive this electronic design plan via email! Please look in your spam folder if you don't receive it within 4 hours.
Due to the nature of these plans, we do not process refunds once sales are complete.
However, we do want to hear from you if you have any questions, feedback, or concerns! We always want to set our gardeners up for success. We also regularly take your feedback into account and make improvements to existing plans and additions to our catalog.
