Embrace the chill. This collection is curated specifically for the winter sowing method — a low-effort, high-reward technique where you sow during the coldest months and let nature do the rest.

These seeds actually love the cold. Many require a period of cold and damp to wake them up — by sowing now you mimic their natural life cycle, resulting in tougher, healthier plants that flower weeks earlier than anything sown in spring. No heated propagator needed.

How to Winter Sow — Two Methods

No heated propagator required. Use a cold frame or unheated greenhouse — sow into trays of compost, cover to keep mice out, and leave until germination appears in early spring. Or try the milk jug method: cut a plastic bottle in half, fill the base with compost, sow seeds, tape the top back on leaving the cap off for rain and air, and place outside. The bottle acts as a mini-greenhouse — protecting seedlings from hard frost while allowing the cold exposure they need.

Arrives in signature eco-friendly packaging — the perfect gift for the impatient gardener who cannot wait for spring.