We're Giving Away 100,000 Seeds This Autumn.

Fifteen years ago, botanist Helena Viana kept a basket of free seed packets on the counter of her little neighborhood flower shop, under a handwritten sign: “Free — sow something this autumn. Thank yourself in spring.” It emptied in two days.

Every year since, the Giveaway has come back — 15 years in a row, thousands of gardens started.

This autumn, for the first time ever, it's happening online: 100,000 free seeds. Build your own pack — up to 1,000 seeds, mixed from the varieties that sow best right now in the UK. You only cover shipping.

Sown in the next few weeks, these flower up to six weeks earlier than spring sowings. Answer a few quick questions and build your own free pack — up to 1,000 seeds, matched to your soil, your setup and your first frost date.