Do you mean like hardy annuals? Like poppies and Love in a Mist. Last year I saw them growing together in someone's garden and it was really pretty. I like the Ladybird poppies, they looked lovely at Great Dixter.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Yes busy, but I was wondering if there were any unusual plants that might work. I was thinking of something to scatter near the bulbs so that they can get started while I wait for the bulb leaves to die back
Angelica? Stipa gigantica? Either might grow if you hit lucky. I've grown rugosa roses and rowan from seed - not chuck and grow but they grew easily so probably would have worked. Astrantias are supposed to come easily from seed, although that's not been my experience
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
yep, that's how it works. Grass is the worst. It won't - will not - grow where I want a lawn. Stuff comes up all through the flower borders happy as a sock.
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Do you mean like hardy annuals? Like poppies and Love in a Mist. Last year I saw them growing together in someone's garden and it was really pretty. I like the Ladybird poppies, they looked lovely at Great Dixter.
Yes busy, but I was wondering if there were any unusual plants that might work. I was thinking of something to scatter near the bulbs so that they can get started while I wait for the bulb leaves to die back
Unusual plants are unusual for various reasons. One is that they are tricky to germinate/grow on.
I think the combination of 'unusual' and 'chuck and grow' will be difficult to find in a packet of seeds.
In the sticks near Peterborough
For me Ladybird poppies were unusual, I've never seen them in France, Great Dixter a couple of years ago was the first time.
I've never seen Ammi Majus here either, except in my garden last year. Bought the seeds in England.
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Good points nut & busy. Perhaps not exotic more the less usual suspects
I suppose I could empty out the loose seeds in the bottom of my seed box and see what comes up. If anything does, I'll probably be posting for IDs!
Angelica? Stipa gigantica? Either might grow if you hit lucky. I've grown rugosa roses and rowan from seed - not chuck and grow but they grew easily so probably would have worked. Astrantias are supposed to come easily from seed, although that's not been my experience
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I've always fancied angelica . Knowing the size of it,and my luck, it's guaranteed to grow if I sow it in the front of the border
yep, that's how it works. Grass is the worst. It won't - will not - grow where I want a lawn. Stuff comes up all through the flower borders happy as a sock.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Happy as a sock. I've never heard it before. Love it. Will use it even if it was a typo
Not a typo
Got it from a very nice lady I 'know' on another forum. She got it from her Dad, apparently. Feel free to use it. 
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”