Is it too late?

I'd give them a go, the weather is not exactly summer-like at the mo is it 
Seed spread naturally just grows when the conditions are right so as long as you provide those - I think they'll grow 

Sowing them later just means that any possible flowers for this year may wait until next

Hi thanks for that Sunshineband, that was what I was hoping. I am happy to wait for the flowers.
Chrissie B do you generally do well with past their date things? I am hoping that I will have a reasonable success rate!

Thanks so much for the reply, aquilegia is one of the seeds that I am trying, so i shall give them all a go 

I,ve got a lovely area with sweet williams in just coming into flower.  They were sown this time last year so yes, plenty of time

Ah! Yes aquilegia are lovely. I was put off growing them for many years as I grew some in one garden and by the next year the whole garden was full of the (hate to call them this!) 'common' purple ones which grew everywhere and I couldn't remove! (Devonbarmygardener you are right when you say that they can run rampant!). The garden I have now has a few pink ones, which although they spread, do so slowly and remove easily if they come up in places that I don't want them. I have bought some beautiful double white seeds and a gorgeous soft lime green so I do hope that they grow. Although I do wonder if they will cross and I will not get the colours that I want. A whole bed full of them would look very beautiful Growster and I would love to have seen that.
Sarajane, it is very reassuring to hear that you have had success sowing later, I just didn't want to waste seed as it is so expensive (especially when you start to add seed compost etc. I am sure the cost of seeds has risen dramatically over the last few years).