THE VICTORIAN GARDEN Victorian Seeds for the Victorian Garden
The Victorian Garden seeds are for those gardeners who love to plant, water and lovingly tend their flowers and gardens. We specialize in collecting and drying a limited amount of flower seeds from our last growing season at Victorian Gardens Antiques. We are increasing our Vinca beds this coming year and hope to offer those seeds to you in 2012. We had a bumper crop of Zinnias this year as well as other beautiful flowers. We are overflowing with Zinnia seeds from our bumper crop.
We carefully air dried our flower pods and hand remove the seeds from their pods. Because we hand remove them from their pods, you will find some remnants of the pods in the seed packages.
We have a minimum order of two seed packages per order or one seed package with the purchase of another item from Victorian Gardens Antiques. You can mix seed packages in your order. Seed packages will be sent USPS First Class Mail, unless it is accompanying an antique or vintage item order, in which case, the shipping method is your choice. There is no handling fee on the seed packages. For seed packages only, please choose USPS First Class Mail - Seeds Only at checkout.
*** Due to the destruction of Hurricane Irene in 2011, we will not have seeds available for 2012 planting. Please check back with us in January 2013 for our new seeds.
Each seed package contains 2 heaping Tablespoons of the tall variety of Zinnias that can grow to 4' to 5' tall. This is the amount shown in the bowl in the picture. This is enough seeds in one package for all your beds and some to pass out to friends. Each zinnia seed can yield a plant that is 3' feet wide to 4' to 5' feet tall. These could exceed those heights. Please plant them 2 to 3 feet a part. They love full sun. They make a striking statement in the back of a border or even in a whole bed of Zinnias like we have. They make great cut flowers for indoors. The main color is different shades of pink. There are a few oranges mixed in. You can plant these seeds in the Spring after the frost is gone. They do not like frost or freezing. They display for a July through September show. They die off at the first freeze or frost. We did plant our seeds this fall when it was cool and then mulched them very well. We will have to see if they liked the wintering over. Please remember this are hand taken off the dried flower head so there will be parts of the flower head in each packet. Mature seed looks like a brown or tan arrowhead. Please see shipping instructions above and choose USPS First Class Mail - Seeds Only at checkout. We encourage everyone to save their seeds from this years crop of flowers for next years planting. A gorgeous, large, colorful flower for your Victorian Garden or English Cottage Garden.
Hollyhocks are an old fashion English garden flower. Each seed package contains 2 level Tablespoons of Hollyhocks that can grow to 6'+ feet tall. This is the amount shown in the bowl in the picture. This is enough seeds in one package for your beds and some to possibly pass out to friends. Each hollyhock seed can yield a plant that is 2' feet wide to 6'+ feet tall. So please plant them 2 to 3 feet a part. They make a striking statement in the back of a border. They love full sun. They make great cut flowers for indoors. The main color is different shades of pink. They can flower twice if you cut them back after they flower the first time. They should then flower again in September if you give them good food and water. You can plant these seeds in the Spring after the frost is gone. Depending on where you live, you can plant them in the winter and mulch good. They can come back if you live in the right climate. Please see shipping instructions above and choose USPS First Class Mail - Seeds Only at checkout. We encourage everyone to save their seeds from this years crop of flowers for next years planting. A gorgeous, tall, colorful flower for your Victorian Garden or English Cottage Garden.
This is a beautiful and delicate English garden flower with a purple-blue color and there are some white. Each seed package contains 2 heaping teaspoons of Larkspur seeds that can grow to 2'-4' tall. This is the amount shown in the bowl in the picture. These seeds are very tiny. This is enough seeds in one package for your beds and some to possibly pass out to friends. Each larkspur seed can yield a plant that is 1 1/2' feet wide to 4' feet tall. So please plant them 2 feet a part. They make a striking statement in the back of a border. These are a spring ftime flower. They do not like it when it gets hot. They love full spring sun. They make great cut flowers for indoors. The main color is a shade between blue and violet. They have very delicate leaves. You can plant these seeds in the very early spring even in the fall. Just mulch well in the fall. Our seeds from the fall are starting to show through the pine straw in January. They just can't wait to get up. At least in NE North Carolina, they do not seem to be hurt by light frosts. Depending on where you live, you can plant them in the winter and mulch good. Please see shipping instructions above and choose USPS First Class Mail - Seeds Only at checkout. We encourage everyone to save their seeds from this years crop of flowers for next years planting. A gorgeous, colorful flower for your Victorian Garden or English Cottage Garden.
