If everything goes well we will have the following varieties available for picking this year. Note not all are available throughout the season and exceptional demand might also affect availability.
| Achillea, cloth of gold | Flowering late June to August, actually looks better than the photo I think, this is an easy and reliable flower which lasts for ages when cut |
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| Alliums cottage garden mix | Flowering late April to May - our first flower of the season, quite dramatic and much in demand |
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| **New for 2010** Amaranthus autumn palette | Will flower later on, August - October, long lasting when cut and good for drying |
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| Antirrhinum (snapdragon) | We are growing the variety 'Royal Bride' which is white and scented and since our favourite coloured variety 'Maximum' is no longer available a mix of other coloured types to see what works. In all events Antirhinnum are a mainstay and flower to the first frost - an excellent cut flower |
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| Centaurea Cyanus (Blue Cornflower) | The classic wildflower, we also grow pink and red types and have some in the wild flower meadow. |
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| Arctotis (African Daisy) T + M hybrids | Hmm - we don't quite get the colour range in the picture - and they need a rich soil to perform well, but otherwise very reliable and easy - called freeway daisies in South Africa they aren't quite weeds here |
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| Cosmos Bipinnatus | We are growing 'Sensation Mixed' and 'Sweet sixteen 'from Thompson and Morgan, the easiest and best cut flower from early August to frost, well except that the rabbits like the young plants.. |
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| Cynara Cardunculus (Cardoon) | Really dramatic thistle flowers and silvery foliage and good fun even as they go to seed, You could eat them like artichoke apparently but hard work and we have never tried. Flowers and heads from June, foliage is best before August |
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| Helianthus (Sunflower) | If all goes well we have A LOT of sunflowers, last year we had none thanks to the rooks but this year we fight back, the yellow ones are the most cheerful flowers you can have around especially in the quantities you can get from us, we are also growing Pastel Babies' and 'Prado Red' (pictured) August to September |
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| Moluccella Laevis (Bells of Ireland) | Highly valued by flower arrangers, for its unusual flower form and subtle tones it also dries well. Needs to be well fed it seems, flowers late July onward |
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| Nigella (love in a mist) | I'm putting this in even though I have tried the last two years with no success. Doesn't like transplanting and (for us) doesn't compete well with weeds when sown direct. Still this year we have some in peat pots and a bulk sowing to blast the weeds away |
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| Papaver (Poppy) | We grow the classic field poppy in the wild flower meadow and I am sowing a giant type for the seed heads for drying |
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| SweetPea | The most popular flower we grow, in many varieties, scented and elegant, pictures cannot do them justice. Come and see them and take some home to enjoy |
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| Zinnia, giant double | I love the complexity and detail of these as well as the mix of colours in each bloom, an exuberant and excellent cut flower. |
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