For chillies and similar heat-loving plants our Central European climate is a big challenge. With our short summers and frosty nights we have to take a radically different approach to growing them. Give these plants the head start they need by sowing them early – in January or February.

Have you heard of ‘Cool Flowers’? If not then you definitely need to! These flowers are not just cool in every sense of the word – they’re a real game-changer for all flower lovers. But let’s start at the beginning.

When it comes to home-grown fresh salad greens for winter, lamb’s lettuce is what instantly springs to mind for most people. But that’s just one of a huge range of options. Here’s a quick tour of the salad varieties you could choose and how to grow them successfully outdoors without any heating – so that you can feast on your own home-grown fresh green salad all winter long.

Growing winter vegetables may sound like a modern idea but it’s actually a centuries-old practice that fell into neglect in recent decades.

As human habitats expand, butterflies’ natural habitats are dwindling. Which means that creating a welcoming environment for butterflies in your garden isn’t just a lovely thing to do – it’s also positively valuable.

At Magic Garden Seeds we believe that every seed is more than just the start of a plant’s life journey. It is the bearer of history, tradition, and infinite possibilities.