It’s never possible to have too many flowers but I think it’s possible to have way too many flower seeds. Here’s the inventory – no more catalogues for me this year. I have a bed 10×4 set aside for the cutting patch. In my head, it’ll look a bit like this:
The list is organised by colour:
White and Yellow
- Antirrhinum
- Scabiosa Pingpong
- Helianthus Vanilla Ice
- Liatris Gracio
- Achillea Double Diamond
- Lavetera Mont Blanc
- Zinnia Giant Golden Yellow
- Cosmos Hummingbird White
- Rubeckia hirta Prairie Sun
- Calendula Snow Princess
- Campanula White Bell
- Crysanthemum Macrophyllum
- Consolida regalis
- Ammi
Pink
- Zinnia gaint cactus
- Crysanthemum Robinson’s mix
- Francoa Sanchifolia
- Penstemon Mystica
- Cosmos – double click, early flowering mix, dream picotee, sensation
- Lavatera Lovliness mix
- Antirrhimum bronze dragon
Red
- Zinnia yoga red
- Cosmos Rubenza
- Lavatera ruby regis
- Valerian
- Dahlia cottness mix and bishops children
Purple
- Salvia turkestanica
- Larkspur
- Zinnia jazz
- Scabious
- Cerinthe
Orange
- Cosmos sulphureus
Green
- Nigella albion green pod
- Angelica
- Zinnia envy
- Aquilegia lime sorbet
- Ridolfia goldspray
- Burpleurum
Foliage
- Bells of Ireland
- Eurphorbia wulfenii
This is in addition to the rose, peony and tulip beds. And then there’s the dahlias and chrysanthemums for later in the year. I’m may need bigger vases as well as a larger cutting patch!
Wow! That’s a big lot of seeds. I can’t wait to see them in flower, what a picture it will be.
Am hoping that this will be the year when I at last manage to get some kind of cutting garden as well.
It is a HUGE big lot of seeds and plenty to share.
I look forward to the results!
Thanks Helen
You can never have too many flowers! I hope that you have a floriferous year. xx
I’m just looking forward to growing anything in 2017!
I think you need a few gladioli in there 😉
Well Andrew, it’s funny you should mention that. I’ve lifted the purple gladioli from plot 34 and I’m waiting for the ‘permafrost’ to lift and the soil to warm before settling them in to bed share with the peonies. (Oh and I’ve ordered some more too!)