The Autumn Head Start Flower Patch

A step-by-step guide to starting your own cut flower patch this autumn, even if you only have ten minutes here and there.

Sow everything at once in a mad rush and you end up with a greenhouse you can't move in and seedlings you can't keep up with. This guide takes a different approach: one flower at a time, roughly a week apart, spread out from September through to February.

Inside you'll find:

Fourteen hardy annuals chosen to give you flowers from spring right through summer, with a full sowing schedule so you always know what to sow next

A complete kit list, so you know exactly what to buy and what you can skip

Real guidance on hardening off, planting out, and cutting for the vase, written for beginners

A cheat sheet at the back with sowing dates and heights for every flower

Written for anyone starting their first cutting patch: busy parents, full-time workers, and complete beginners who want real flowers without the overwhelm.