No matter what you want to grow, our growing guides are designed to help you grow plants you’re genuinely proud of. Simple steps, practical tips and real‑life advice; because growing your own should feel joyful, not complicated.

Collie Flowers is sure to have a guide to help you on your way to harvesting happiness. Our guides are regularly being updated to reflect new stocks we bring in, but if there's something you're looking for and can't find here, just drop us a message because I'm sure we can help out!

Sow & Grow

It took a while to work it out, but Sow & Grow is the app I actually wanted when I first set up Collie Flowers: clear guidance, no faff, and everything you need to plan, sow and grow with confidence. After years of sharing sowing charts, growing notes and step‑by‑step advice, we've finally brought it all together in one place – the Sow & Grow app; a tool you can carry in your pocket and use whenever you're planning, pottering or checking what to do next.

Sow & Grow
a basket of mixed vegetables, freshly harvested

Vegetables

No matter what vegetables you want to grow, from crunchy roots to leafy greens and everything in between, our vegetable guides are designed to help you grow food you’re genuinely proud of.

Vegetable Growing Guides

Flowers

No matter what flowers you want to grow, from soft cottage‑garden classics to bold summer showstoppers, our guides are here to help you grow blooms you’re genuinely proud of.

Flower Growing Guides

Herbs

Herbs are some of the most rewarding plants you can grow, and our guides make it easy to get started. From classic kitchen staples to fragrant favourites for pots and borders, we’ll show you how to sow, grow and harvest herbs that are full of flavour.

Herb Growing Guides

Growing Guides for all of the fruit we stock are coming soon. We're just working our way through importing them from the old website, but you can still access them below

Fruit Growing Guides

Seeds on Nic's "to sow" list this month

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