If I was into growing seeds as an activity in itself, rather than to fill my garden - I think I'd go for a whole load of different small alpines - that way I'd have room to create beautiful little alpine gardens in containers - think that would be fascinating.
Have a look at the Chiltern catalogue - loads of alpines there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
F1 is a specific cross between 2 named parents : The F stands for Filial generation. You know exactly what you are going to get. Some F1 hybrids are sterile and do not produce seed.
F2 are the crosses between all the F1s You could get a variety of outcomes, some good, some less so. They are cheaper and/or you get more seed.
If you collect seed from F1s, you will be growing F2s. If you collect seed from F2s you will be on to the third generation, so F3s.They will still be salpiglossis (or whatever) but the likelihood is that they will be closer to the wild than the cultivated forms.
Dear aym280, that sounds fabulous and very colourful. I always let the poppies self seed. That way I have no holes, no overloaded compost bins and every year I have beautiful pockets of poppies in the garden in the most amazing and surprising spots.
Please post pictures when everything is flowering.
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Have you got a Chiltern catalogue? Mine keeps me in reading and thinking matter all year!
If I was into growing seeds as an activity in itself, rather than to fill my garden - I think I'd go for a whole load of different small alpines - that way I'd have room to create beautiful little alpine gardens in containers - think that would be fascinating.
Have a look at the Chiltern catalogue - loads of alpines there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Agrostis nebulosi is a half-hardy annual so shouldn't be difficult to control
http://www.norfolkcottagegarden.co.uk/shop/item/Agrostis-nebulosa
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
F1 is a specific cross between 2 named parents : The F stands for Filial generation. You know exactly what you are going to get. Some F1 hybrids are sterile and do not produce seed.
F2 are the crosses between all the F1s You could get a variety of outcomes, some good, some less so. They are cheaper and/or you get more seed.
If you collect seed from F1s, you will be growing F2s. If you collect seed from F2s you will be on to the third generation, so F3s.They will still be salpiglossis (or whatever) but the likelihood is that they will be closer to the wild than the cultivated forms.
I am a huge fan of cones covered in a variety of old fashioned sweet peas. Poppies and nasturtium always looks good.
Dear aym280, that sounds fabulous and very colourful. I always let the poppies self seed. That way I have no holes, no overloaded compost bins and every year I have beautiful pockets of poppies in the garden in the most amazing and surprising spots.
Please post pictures when everything is flowering.