Georgian Bar

Grow plants from the Georgian era with The Georgian Flowers Growbar.

To grow your own Georgian flower garden, start your Growbar between March and June.

Unwrap the bar, gently remove the paper envelope and place the Growbar in a shallow container with the protective paper facing up: a takeaway food tray is ideal.

Pour half a litre of water into the tray and position the Growbar indoors on a warm, bright windowsill. Once expanded, remove protective paper. The seeds will need to be a cosy 18-22°C to germinate.

When the Growbar is nearly dry, gently pour water into the base of the tray, not directly onto the bar as it may crumble. You can be sure your Growbar is perfectly moist if it remains the colour of a rich dark ginger cake!

After a few weeks you should have a bar neatly dotted with little seedlings. These will be happy growing in the bar for a further month in their sunny location.

When the seedlings have produced 4-8 leaves, you can then gently separate them, being careful not to damage the delicate roots, and plant them in a sunny weed-free spot in the garden.

Plants grown in the ground with plenty of space and sunlight will produce more abundant flowers but it is also possible to grow the seedlings in large containers on a balcony or patio.

How to identify your seedlings:

Honesty seedlings have leaves that are heart shaped with a jagged edge and feel hairy to the touch. This plant loves full sun but will tolerate partial shade, thriving in moist, well-drained soil.

Delphinium seedlings have leaves that are palmate (hand shaped) with deeply cut, toothed lobes.

Hollyhock seedlings have leaves that are also palmately lobed but with blunt, rounded lobes that only cut gently into the edge of the leaf.