This is a fantastic plant for filling gaps in summer borders, with finely cut foliage and delicate blue and white blooms. Easy to grow, this is a well-loved cottage garden plant and is great when sowed in drifts to soften border edges. At the end of the season their decorative seed pods look great in flower arrangements. Direct sow Nigella seeds outdoors where they are to grow from April to May. Choose a position in full sun on well drained soil which has been raked to a fine tilth. Sow seeds thinly, at a depth of 1cm (1/2") and cover seed with its own depth of soil to exclude light. Water the ground regularly, especially during dry periods. Germination usually takes 14-30 days. When Love in a mist seedlings are large enough to handle, thin them out to 30cm (12") apart. Alternatively, sow Nigella indoors from March to April at a temperature of 18-29C (65-85F). When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and grow them on in cooler conditions until large enough to plant outdoor