Higgledy Garden

Perennial seed sowing guide

Anne Hinks — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:34:31 +0000

Autumn seed sowing time is upon us and now is a great time for sowing hardy annuals such as Cornflowers, Corncockle and Ammi, see the simple guide to sowing hardy annuals blog. But it also a good time for sowing many perennials from seed. Autumn is a great time for sowing as the temperatures are […]

The September cutting garden: autumn seed sowing

Anne Hinks — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:33:16 +0000

Isn’t it amazing what a couple of weeks of rain, sunshine and showers and warmth can do, the garden has reappeared after almost fading completely during the summer drought. The grass has greened up again and is looking better than ever (proof that you don’t ever need to water your lawns). The late summer annuals […]

A simple guide to autumn sowing of hardy annuals

Anne Hinks — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:46:30 +0000

We are stepping into the first days of autumn and I’m happy, I love autumn, soon we will notice that first nip in the air, out will come those cosy jumpers and cardigans, the soup pan will come out of the cupboard, I’ll be shutting the curtains early in the evening and getting cosy on […]

The August cutting garden: Cosmos, Zinnias and Sunflowers

Anne Hinks — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:59:39 +0000

Thank heavens we have had some rain at last and proper heavy rain that has soaked through the ground, we still need more and I appreciate that there have been other parts of the country that still are struggling and haven’t had this rain. Its also much cooler, especially in the mornings and evenings. But […]

The July cutting garden: Ammi and Daucus, beautiful umbellifers

Anne Hinks — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:59:48 +0000

And so we move into high summer and its proving to be a challenging one in the cut flower garden with high temperatures, strong winds and lack of rain. Its been hard after a cool wet spring followed by crazy hot temperatures in May, this year so far has been quite a roller-coaster. As in […]