Filling garden borders and containers with flowers and plants bought from the garden centre can be pricey, and while growing your own from seed is much cheaper, it takes time and requires lots of space when starting young seedlings. The good news is that there are plenty of fast-growing flowers that can be direct sown from seed now that will bloom in time for summer, saving time, effort, space and money.
‘As the soil warms and the risk of frost passes, May is the perfect time to sow seeds directly into the ground to guarantee a blooming display throughout summer,’ says Shelley Davis, plant expert at Flying Flowers. ‘By the time May arrives, the ground has typically retained enough warmth to support sowing most seeds directly into the soil.'
