[Fairy Plotmother]

Thank you all, I got loads of flower seeds now and hope to dedicate a full plot bed to just flowers. I might just be the sweetest smelling plot holder lol 

Is that a challenge Ma?!! 

[Ma Lowe]

Thank you all, I got loads of flower seeds now and hope to dedicate a full plot bed to just flowers. I might just be the sweetest smelling plot holder lol 

Is that a challenge Ma?!! 

I love a challenge Fairy Plotmother 

[Fairy Plotmother]

Thank you all, I got loads of flower seeds now and hope to dedicate a full plot bed to just flowers. I might just be the sweetest smelling plot holder lol 

Is that a challenge Ma?!! 

I love a challenge Fairy Plotmother 

Pictures in the summer then? 

[miggs]

As last year was my first year with the plot, I set aside an area for Dahlias. This year I will be adding lots of sweet peas and marigolds and sunflowers.

[fluffstermum]

I always struggle to grow my favourite flowers from seed, so I cheat and buy mini plug plants to grow on.
I have a patch right at the front of the plot just for my flowers. Hubby encourages it because once the flowers are blooming it can look really pretty and colourful, it distracts eyes away from the weedy bits further back 

My absolute favourite is lobelia crystal palace. They grow in neat little globes, the bees seem to like it, and it's a stunning purple.

On order this year I have -

Lobelia Crystal Palace
Mesembryanthemum Livingstone Daisy Mixed
Salvia Vista Red
Rudbeckia Tiger Eye
Petunia Trailing Tumbelina Candy Floss
Million Bells Collection
Alyssum Clear Crystal White
Lavender Spanish Eyes

The petunias and million bells are for a double hanging basket near the shed, and the lavender was requested by hubby as he loves the smell.

We have spring bulbs planted which are in action - crocus, snowdrop, daffodil, tulip - and also a row of oriental lillies which look pretty when they flower later in the summer.

I think there are about 200 plug plants in my order so I hope to have a pretty display this year 
I just flick through catalogues/websites and go 'oooh that's pretty' then make a list of the ones I like. Then I look at when they flower, and most importantly how tall/wide they grow. I make sure I have a mixture of contrasting colours (I like to plant defined stripes/rows/sections) and with little ones at the front and taller ones at the back, no taller than about 50cm.

I do love a good flower patch 

[Eightball]

I grow poppies, calendula, chamomile, poached egg plant, borage, nasturtium, sun flowers and phacelia. The bees seem to particularly like the phacelia and I don't mind it either

[Ma Lowe]

I have sown last week ready for my flower plot

Marigolds
Sweet pea
Cosmos
Poppy

I need to pull my socks up and get more seeds going and of course I HAVE  to buy some more from the ones suggested on here 

[blackberryjam]

Bought a lavender plant at bm yesterday for the bees picking up my free packet of poppy seeds from whs later,i  also have snap dragons seeds over so they can go on the plots border too.