Last Updated on September 13, 2024 by Suttons Horticultural Team
This competition has now closed but thank you to all those who took part. Congratulations goes to our three winners who each won a bundle of Suttons flower seeds to sow in April.
Keep an eye on our social channels or ‘Competitions’ page for future giveaways. And in the meantime, take a quick peek at our picks of gorgeous flower seeds that can be sown in the spring.
How to create a sensational flower display on a shoestring
If you want to brighten your borders on a budget or perk up empty pots without breaking the bank, flower seeds are an economical choice. To help you succeed, we’ve found six of the easiest flowers to grow from seed. It couldn’t be more simple – just sow them directly outside into bare soil once all threat of frost has passed.
- Petunia ‘Superbissima Triumph Mix’ – producing a mass of large, crimped petals in magenta and pink, these exotic blooms are great for containers, baskets and window boxes.
- Cosmos Seeds ‘Sonata Dwarf Mix’ – growing to 50cm tall, these pink and white blooms emerge from a cloud of fine, ferny foliage. They’re ideal for filling large areas of beds and borders with texture and colour.
- Column Stock ‘American Beauty’ – producing jaw-dropping spires of intensely pink and scented blooms, at 75cm tall these majestic stocks deliver height and drama.
- Calendula ‘Orange King’ – this bright orange variety boasts splendid double flowers that reach 45cm tall making it ideal for beds, baskets and containers.
- French Marigold ‘Fantasia Mix’ – From pale lemon through to deep orange and rusty red, these dwarf blooms create a cheerful carpet of colour from June to September.
- Nasturtium ‘Jewel of Africa Mix’ – The pretty variegated foliage of this climber is just as attractive as the joyful yellow and orange flowers. Smother a fence, trail from a basket or use it as interesting ground cover.
Beginner gardener? Check out our ‘Success with your seeds’ article and watch the short video guide to seed sowing before you begin.
I need something to brighten up MY garden this summer.
I love to grow anything so this would be wonderful to start to grow anything I get a buzz from growing fruits veg flowers woop woo ☺️✅
Hi Thomas, fingers crossed! We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Julia, We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Many thanks for this opportunity to have this prize. I have all fingers crossed.
This would be wonderful for our garden
Hi Colleen, we are so pleased you enjoy growing in your garden and what a wonderful experience it is. We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Jill, wouldn’t they just! We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Seint, We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Kath, We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Julie, We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi there, We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Lynn, we are so pleased you have stepped into the world of gardening! We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Kristeen, a garden in full bloom at this time of year is certainly unbeatable. We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Pat, Viola is definitely something special! Well worth growing! We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Jean, we couldn’t agree more, you can never have enough seeds! We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Hari, Forget Me Not is certainly a wonderful variety to grow. We wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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My particular favourite is the ‘Forget Me Not’. Such a cheerful flower that increases every year. In my last house the front lawn borders were full of FMN. I wish I’d brought it with me. Just a few plants would have been enough for me.
I can always use more seeds, I love to propagate!
Those freckled Viola are fantastic.
I love a garden in full bloom
I am new to the delights of growing from seed so would be really pleased to win these.
Wonderfull thanks would love to win
love to win
fab prize to win
Hope to win
These would look lovely on our allotment.
Now I have retired, I miss the prioritising,, the caring, the running around like a headless chicken, the banter with colleagues and with patients, even the stress so having a garden to tend has been a god send. I love to see the pretty borders and wait with anticipation the next flower to pop open its head. I would love to win these seeds so that I can have many more and I would share some with my granddaughters as they also love to grow things.
Hi Michael, we wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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The Suttons Team
Hi Jo, we wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Tracy, we couldn’t agree more and we wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Julie, we wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Hi Amanda, we wish you the best of luck in our latest flower seed competition!
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Great prize I would love to sow these seeds
Great looking seeds.
Would love to win can never have to many flowers x
Would love to win
These would look great in our memorial garden