Seeds online, garden shops and flower meadow planning

Plan a richer Norwegian garden before you choose

Find detailed English guides to dahlias, annual flowers, seed mixes, kitchen garden crops, containers and meadow-style planting. The goal is to make it easier to judge plant choice, season, placement and care before you commit garden space.

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Cream pink dahlias in a summer garden bed

Guide to seeds, kitchen gardens and safer plant choices

Online garden information often starts with beautiful images and short descriptions. That helps, but it is not enough when a plant must fit northern climate, soil, light and the time you have for care.

This site gathers practical articles about tubers, cloves, seeds, young plants, seed mixes and annual flowers, with emphasis on cultivation, season, use and common mistakes.

Buying guides

Before you choose seeds, bulbs and garden products

These guides help you read online information critically and choose plants, seeds and tubers that fit a Norwegian garden.

Dahlia tubers online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia tubers online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia tubers online.

Flower bulbs online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Flower bulbs online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Flower bulbs online.

Seeds online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Seeds online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Seeds online.

Online garden shop shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Online garden shop

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Online garden shop.

Annual flowers from seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Annual flowers from seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Annual flowers from seed.

Cut flowers from seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cut flowers from seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cut flowers from seed.

Wildflower meadow seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Wildflower meadow seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Wildflower meadow seed.

Pollinator-friendly flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Pollinator-friendly flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Pollinator-friendly flowers.

Flowers in containers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Flowers in containers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Flowers in containers.

Dahlias in containers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlias in containers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlias in containers.

Dahlias

Popular dahlias for borders and bouquets

Dahlias give strong late-season effect. Choose by height, colour, flower form and how much support you can provide.

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal'.

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'.

Dahlia 'American Dawn' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'American Dawn'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'American Dawn'.

Dahlia 'Cornel Brons' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'.

Dahlia 'Break Out' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Break Out'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Break Out'.

Dahlia 'Fairway Spur' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Fairway Spur'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Fairway Spur'.

Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon'.

Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin'.

Seed mixes

Cut flowers, sunflowers and meadow-style planting

Seed mixes can give generous flowering, but they work best when soil, sowing time and purpose match.

Organic cut flower seed mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Organic cut flower seed mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Organic cut flower seed mix.

Sunflower Rays seed mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Sunflower Rays seed mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Sunflower Rays seed mix.

Organic annual flower mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Organic annual flower mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Organic annual flower mix.

Summer cut flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Summer cut flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Summer cut flowers.

Roadside flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Wildflower meadow

Roadside flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Roadside flowers.

Kitchen garden

Vegetables, berries and edible crops

Kitchen garden crops work best when timing, soil, starting indoors and harvest are planned as carefully as the variety itself.

Garlic shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Garlic

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Garlic.

Potatoes shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Potatoes

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Potatoes.

Carrots shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Carrots

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Carrots.

Cauliflower shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cauliflower

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cauliflower.

Tomatoes shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Tomatoes

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Tomatoes.

Jerusalem artichoke shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Jerusalem artichoke

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Jerusalem artichoke.

Strawberries shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Strawberries

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Strawberries.

Squash shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Squash

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Squash.

Pumpkin shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Pumpkin

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Pumpkin.

Cucumber shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cucumber

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cucumber.

Sugar snap peas shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Sugar snap peas

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Sugar snap peas.

Containers and baskets

Trailing begonia for balconies and terraces

Trailing begonias are useful where long flowering is wanted in containers, hanging baskets or balcony boxes.

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz'.

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara'.

All guides

46 detailed articles and guides

Each guide covers choice, planting, care, flowering, harvest, placement, combinations and questions that often come up before the season.

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal'.

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'.

Dahlia 'American Dawn' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'American Dawn'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'American Dawn'.

Dahlia 'Cornel Brons' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Cornel Brons'.

Dahlia 'Break Out' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Break Out'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Break Out'.

Dahlia 'Fairway Spur' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Fairway Spur'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Fairway Spur'.

Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Penhill Watermelon'.

Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Stolze von Berlin'.

Dahlia 'Tartan' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Tartan'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Tartan'.

Dahlia 'Diana's Memory' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Diana's Memory'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Diana's Memory'.

Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection'.

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Cruz'.

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Rose' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Rose'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Café au Lait Rose'.

Dahlia 'Penhill Dark Monarch' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Penhill Dark Monarch'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Penhill Dark Monarch'.

Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'.

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Skaugumbegonia 'Santa Barbara'.

Dahlia 'Wizard of Oz' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Wizard of Oz'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Wizard of Oz'.

Dahlia 'Belle of Barmera' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Belle of Barmera'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Belle of Barmera'.

Dahlia 'Café au Lait' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Café au Lait'.

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Twist' shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia 'Café au Lait Twist'

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia 'Café au Lait Twist'.

Organic cut flower seed mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Organic cut flower seed mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Organic cut flower seed mix.

Sunflower Rays seed mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Sunflower Rays seed mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Sunflower Rays seed mix.

Organic annual flower mix shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Organic annual flower mix

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Organic annual flower mix.

Summer cut flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Summer cut flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Summer cut flowers.

Roadside flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Wildflower meadow

Roadside flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Roadside flowers.

Garlic shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Garlic

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Garlic.

Potatoes shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Potatoes

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Potatoes.

Carrots shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Carrots

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Carrots.

Cauliflower shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cauliflower

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cauliflower.

Tomatoes shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Tomatoes

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Tomatoes.

Jerusalem artichoke shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Jerusalem artichoke

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Jerusalem artichoke.

Strawberries shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Strawberries

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Strawberries.

Squash shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Squash

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Squash.

Pumpkin shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Pumpkin

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Pumpkin.

Cucumber shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cucumber

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cucumber.

Sugar snap peas shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Sugar snap peas

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Sugar snap peas.

Dahlia tubers online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlia tubers online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlia tubers online.

Flower bulbs online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Flower bulbs online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Flower bulbs online.

Seeds online shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Seeds online

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Seeds online.

Online garden shop shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Online garden shop

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Online garden shop.

Annual flowers from seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Annual flowers from seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Annual flowers from seed.

Cut flowers from seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Cut flowers from seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Cut flowers from seed.

Wildflower meadow seed shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Wildflower meadow seed

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Wildflower meadow seed.

Pollinator-friendly flowers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Pollinator-friendly flowers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Pollinator-friendly flowers.

Flowers in containers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Flowers in containers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Flowers in containers.

Dahlias in containers shown as an editorial garden illustration in a lush northern garden setting

Dahlias in containers

Practical advice on timing, placement, care and common mistakes for Dahlias in containers.