[Peterjohn]

Hi just wondered if anyone grows flowers, my other half has asked if we can grow some, I have a large spare area about 40 foot by 20 foot that I only keep rotorvated to keep weed free. Any idea on what type of plants to grow from seed would help. I am not on an allotment my veg area is on a friends smallholding, so I have a nice size plot for my veg and fruit, so space is not a problem.

Pete

[Rob the rake]

Sweet peas and Pinks are my faves, they make lovely cut flowers and smell delightful.

[gobs]

Why not pop in to whizzywhiggy(?) forum and read cutting patch, too?

[DD.]

Dahlias, asters, dwarf sunflowers, cosmos....

[The Singing Gardener]

You HAVE to grow Night Scented Stock, especially if you are there in the early evening.

It's an amazing plant and a FANTASTIC and BEAUTIFULLY scented flowers. I've bought loads of seeds and give them out to friends. They should also be used more in public displays.

[David.]

Grow every year & still time for: dahlias, sweet peas, gladys, sunflowers, statice & strawflowers + get some sweet william seeds to plant for flowering next year.

[Peterjohn]

Thank you for your replies, it has now given me some options for growing, we will go down to the garden centre tomorrow to look for some seeds.

Pete

[SnooziSuzi]

Sweet peas and Pinks are my faves, they make lovely cut flowers and smell delightful.

can you grow pinks from seed Rob?  I've had a quick look for seeds and can't see them...?

[Rob the rake]

Sweet peas and Pinks are my faves, they make lovely cut flowers and smell delightful.

can you grow pinks from seed Rob?  I've had a quick look for seeds and can't see them...?

Try looking under Dianthus, Suzi, this also includes Carnations and Sweet Williams. T&M do them by the bucketload.

http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/form/dlist/name/dianthus/?er=googleuk;term=dianthus+seed&gclid=CNi2nr3V8ZACFQ5OQgodEHDQ2A

[SnooziSuzi]

Thanks Rob!  

[Rob the rake]

Nicky's seeds do some lovely ones, look!

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/page5adian.htm

[mashauk]

I've got poppies, foxglove and marigolds on the lottie, but I didn't plant them!  I love the poppies though.

[mushroom]

You HAVE to grow Night Scented Stock, especially if you are there in the early evening.

It's an amazing plant and a FANTASTIC and BEAUTIFULLY scented flowers. I've bought loads of seeds and give them out to friends. They should also be used more in public displays.

YES

And jasmine, I like jasmine  

[Jaye]

I bought Sarah Raven's book "The Great Vegetable Plot" yesterday and it was really inspiring in terms of planting flowers with veggies. As my plot is in my garden i want it to be beautiful as well as functional - I particularly liked her hazel tunnel whch is covered in sweet peas in the summer and squash in the autumn. I was planning some some sort of tunnel over a path as a rat run for the kiddies so this might be a way of mixing the two. My only issue is last night I couldn't find anyone who coppiced hazel un Cheshire - maybe it's not very popular here. I don't want to do willow because it's quite invasive and will set down rooys easily.

Jaye

[Celtic Eagle]

Hi Peter

Yes we grow flowers for cutting and just to look nice in bits we can't use to grow veg. Not sure but I thinktechnically you are supposed to have half the plot for veg To be honest I can't see anyone complaining if it is under cultivation

Good Luck  Have a look for Sarah Raven's book  I think it's called the Cutting Garden