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Biennials |
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Biennials are sown in mid summer, but you
will see no real flower displays until the
following summer. Once biennials like foxglove
, sweet William, wallflower and honesty
have flowered they can be left to self-seed.
In order to maintain a good display of flowers
each summer you must sow seeds over two
successive years to get the cycle going. |
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Perennials |
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If you sow perennial seeds in the Autumn
you should then have herbaceous perennials
flowering from spring and into summer. You
can sow perennial seeds in spring but its
most likely that you wont see a display
of flowers until the following spring and
summer. Flowers include, Delphinium, lady's
mantle, aquilegia and Papaver oriental (
Oriental Poppies). |
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Half-hardy annuals
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Half hardy annuals can be sown in winter
or early spring under some kind of protection
like a greenhouse or in your home. As soon
as there is no danger of any frosts the
new plants can be planted out in the garden.
Flowers include.
Impatiens (Busy lizzies), Nicotiana (Tobacco
plant), French & African marigolds, Antirrhinum,
stocks & Lobelia. |
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Hardy annuals |
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Sow hardy annuals in spring or sow in the
previous Autumn if you want them to get
off to a good start. Sow them out-doors
into the ground, but protect the area with
a cloche and use slug pellets if need be.
In early summer transfer the young plants
to a permanent home in the garden, were
you wish them to flower. Flowers include,
Cornflower, poached egg plant, Pot marigold,
candytuft and Love-lies-bleeding.
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