February
How to let nature do the sowing
In nature, plants drop their seeds as they become ripe. These seeds then sit on the soil and wait until the season and conditions are right for them to germinate. They’re not collected, labelled and stored away in an envelope until the right time of year. Save yourself a job and try mimicking nature – though it’s a good idea to collect a few seeds to share and swap with friends.
Poppies with plump, dry seed heads can be pulled out of the ground and shaken directly onto the desired area. Other flowers – Queen Anne’s lace, cornflower, calendula and nigella among them – can be left in the garden until the seed heads are very dry, then
