You could include some perennial plants of alchemilla mollis in your garden to give a lovely lime green frothy feel to your flower arrangements. This could be planted now and should be in flower for next year.It's a pity it may be just a bit too late for cow parsley to be at its best. It will depend on the weather at the time.
on feeding, don't feed them till spring, they won't grow much over the winter. Should be fine with basic compost - add some to the soil if you sow outdoors. I would grow the wildflower seeds separate from the rest, they don't need as much cossetting as cultivated plants, just a bit of compost in the soil. Once your other plants are growing strongly in spring, feed them occasionally with multi-purpose feed then when they are coming into flower, switch to tomato feed to get lots of blooms. Check out the advice on growing sweet peas (plenty on threads on this forum) to make sure you get the best out of them
Thanks so much everyone! Loads to be getting on with then Jodie!
Sorry if I sound a bit dense - but what does 'cosseting' mean?
Good idea with a back up plan and yes, we can always buy trays of plants if our seeds don't germinate..... just wondering - how long does it take for the seeds to germinate? Or are all flowers different?
I can't wait to get going now! Just need to decide where in the garden to dig the flowerbeds as have none at the moment!
useful article here - advice for growing for a June wedding about halfway down! I'd say do a few sowings a few weeks apart, and grow a mixture, then you're more likely to have plants in flower at the right time. Good luck!
Knowing my luck - if I went scavenging for flowers/foliage...I'd end up picking something poisonous without realising!!!
Well, I've been diligently keeping and washing out sauce and jam jars as Jodie wants a rustic/country feel - think we are going to try painting a few or just dressing them with ribbons.
Just thought, ranunculus and anemone de caan or similar will be in flower then, not sure what/ if you have a colour in mind, but the white ones are gorge
cossetting - means "spoiling/ pampering/indulging" same as for (some) small children! now you've got the gardening bug you too will soon be talking about plants like most people talk about people! the cultivated plants we grow in our gardens are quite sensitive things compared to their wild cousins and need a lot more care. Wildflowers just get on with growing, as long as the conditions are favourable. We have to nurse the cultivated ones along a bit - they don't like it too cold, wilt at the first sign of drought, want regular feeding and are useless at repelling the various pests intent on eating them. That's why I would keep the wild flowers separate to the other varieties - in theory at least, as long as you follow the instructions on the packet, you should be able to leave them to their own devices and concentrate on their much more demanding relatives.
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You could include some perennial plants of alchemilla mollis in your garden to give a lovely lime green frothy feel to your flower arrangements. This could be planted now and should be in flower for next year.It's a pity it may be just a bit too late for cow parsley to be at its best. It will depend on the weather at the time.
on feeding, don't feed them till spring, they won't grow much over the winter. Should be fine with basic compost - add some to the soil if you sow outdoors. I would grow the wildflower seeds separate from the rest, they don't need as much cossetting as cultivated plants, just a bit of compost in the soil. Once your other plants are growing strongly in spring, feed them occasionally with multi-purpose feed then when they are coming into flower, switch to tomato feed to get lots of blooms. Check out the advice on growing sweet peas (plenty on threads on this forum) to make sure you get the best out of them
Thanks so much everyone! Loads to be getting on with then Jodie!
Sorry if I sound a bit dense - but what does 'cosseting' mean?
Good idea with a back up plan and yes, we can always buy trays of plants if our seeds don't germinate..... just wondering - how long does it take for the seeds to germinate? Or are all flowers different?
I can't wait to get going now! Just need to decide where in the garden to dig the flowerbeds as have none at the moment!
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/may/18/alys-fowler-annuals-august-wedding
useful article here - advice for growing for a June wedding about halfway down! I'd say do a few sowings a few weeks apart, and grow a mixture, then you're more likely to have plants in flower at the right time. Good luck!
Dont neglect foilage, it really bulks things up and makes it go further
This is a really lovely idea, good luck
Don't forget that you will need lots of vases.
You can get some nice vintage vases off of Ebay, and also by browsing the charity shops. I picked up a 6 inch cut crystal vase last week for £1.50.
Knowing my luck - if I went scavenging for flowers/foliage...I'd end up picking something poisonous without realising!!!
Well, I've been diligently keeping and washing out sauce and jam jars as Jodie wants a rustic/country feel - think we are going to try painting a few or just dressing them with ribbons.
cossetting - means "spoiling/ pampering/indulging" same as for (some) small children! now you've got the gardening bug you too will soon be talking about plants like most people talk about people! the cultivated plants we grow in our gardens are quite sensitive things compared to their wild cousins and need a lot more care. Wildflowers just get on with growing, as long as the conditions are favourable. We have to nurse the cultivated ones along a bit - they don't like it too cold, wilt at the first sign of drought, want regular feeding and are useless at repelling the various pests intent on eating them. That's why I would keep the wild flowers separate to the other varieties - in theory at least, as long as you follow the instructions on the packet, you should be able to leave them to their own devices and concentrate on their much more demanding relatives.