Type Date (Herb/Flower/ Harve Flower Best Common Name Latin Name Vegetable) Notes sted Photo Colour sown Granny's Bonnets are beautiful and Spring, quintessential cottage garden flowers. 2017 Summer, Aquilegia Flower Does well in partial shade. 2018 Autumn Yellow Tickseed is a tall growing wildflower plant, with Coreopsis well suited to flower borders. Beautiful 2017 maroon Spring, Coreopsis tinctoria Flower when in flower. 2018 centers. Summer A near extinct wildflower brought back to be a popular garden flower - especially Spring, Agrostemma good for brining bees to the garden. Pretty 2017 Summer, Corn Cockle githago Flower little pink flowers. 2018 Autumn The blue one is used in cosmetics and teas, Blue, while all the colours make charming edible 2016 white, Centaurea flower garnishes. Good cottage garden 2017 pink, Spring, Cornflower cyanus Flower plant. Good for bees and butterflies. 2018 purple Summer Apparently all "Arizona" named Gaillardia are special crosses, so I cannot guarantee they'll come true to the named varieties from saved seed. And I grew these two colours right next to each other, which Red/Ora Gaillardia mix of Arizona much cross-pollination happening. So who 2017 nge/Yello Spring, Sun and Arizona Peach Gaillardia spp Flower knows! 2018 w Summer 2017 Spring, Hollyhock, bright pink Alcea rosea Flower Tall growing, cottage garden flower. 2018 Pink Summer 2017 White/B Spring, Hollyhock, white Alcea rosea Flower Tall growing, cottage garden flower. 2018 eige Summer Pink, This selection of californian poppies are white, Spring, really reminiscent of a jar of bright yellow, Summer, Jellybean poppy Flower jellybeans. Lovely colours. Long flowering. 2017 orange Autumn Red & From a selection of T. patula and T. erecta I 2017 Orange Spring, Marigold, various Tagetes spp Flower grew in my garden. 2018 & Yellow Summer Love-in-the-mist are pretty little flowers that do well in a mixed flower border or White, wildflower garden. Colours may be white, pink, Nigella blue, pink, light pink and any variation of blue, Spring, Nigella damascena Flower those. 2017 purple Summer 2017 Spring, Poppy pink Papaver spp Flower Shirley type poppy in a light pink colour 2018 Autumn 2017 Spring, Poppy white Papaver spp Flower A white flowering shirley summer poppy 2018 Autumn Amazingly coloured - this red and white poppy is reminiscent of the Danish Flag 2017 Red and Spring, Poppy - Danish Flag Papaver spp Flower colours. 2018 White Autumn Somniferum type poppy in deep wine-red 2017 Spring, Poppy - dark maroon/black Papaver spp Flower shades. 2018 Autumn Poppy - somn. Dark pink & 2017 Spring, Purple Papaver spp Flower Pretty bold flowering somniferum poppy. 2018 Autumn Poppy - striped pink & 2017 Spring, white "scentimental" Papaver spp Flower A white white pink edged petals poppy 2018 Autumn 2017 Spring, Poppy fire circle Papaver spp Flower Pretty frilly type of poppy with pink petals. 2018 Autumn Light purple coloured somniferum type 2017 Spring, Poppy Light Purple Papaver spp Flower poppy 2018 Purple Autumn Mix of somniferum and rhoeas poppy seeds. Various types, various colours. 2017 Spring, Poppy mix Papaver spp Flower Picture only indicative, not exact. 2018 Autumn Pompom balls of pink! Pretty and much 2017 Spring, Poppy Pink Pompom Papaver spp Flower loved by bees. 2018 Pink Autumn Mixed colours - light Pincushions make a delightful addition to pink, the flowering border. Monarch butterlies bright feed from them in droves! And they are pink, good bee plants too. In pretty colours from white, Scabiosa white through light pink to brights and a 2017 near Spring, Scabiosa atropurpurea Flower near black variety. 2018 black Summer Moulin Rouge, orignally a "red velvet" type sunflower, is an F1 seed, and plants grown from seed saved from original F1 plants Sunflower, Moulin Rouge Helianthus come out something a bit different than 2016 Red & Spring, (second generation) annuus Flower the parent. Still pretty. 2017 Yellow Summer Asclepias 2017 White & Spring, Swan Plant physocarpa Flower Milkweed is great for monarch butterflies 2018 Pink Summer Gorgeous and very fragrant, tall growing sweetpeas in bi-colours of pink and purple. Sweetpea- Mix (Mostly Lathyrus May include seeds of Allmost Midnight, Pink and Spring, Yates Original) odoratus Flower White and a dark maroon sweetpea. 2017 Purple Summer Somoene gifted me seed of this burgundy and whtie sweetpea a few years back, no name, but I think it looks very similar to a Lathyrus variety named Wiltshire Ripple. So that's 2017 Spring, Sweetpea Wiltshire Ripple odoratus Flower what I called it. 2018 Summer Annual flowering plant - very floriferous! In White, shades of pink, purple and blue. A lower, pink, front-of-the-border bushy plant. Plant in 2016 blue, Spring, Viscaria Viscaria Flower groups for maximum effect. 2017 purple Summer Spring, Agastache 2017 Blue or Summer, Anise Hyssop foeniculum Flower/Herb Fragrant leaves, much loved by bees. 2018 white Autumn Orange and yellow daisy-like flowers are edible, and make for a lovely healing salve. 2016 Orange Spring, Calendula Great companion plant in the garden. 2017 and Summer, Calendula officinalis Flower/Herb Cheerful. 2018 Yellow Autumn Wild cousin of the artichoke, very stately big statuesque grey-leaved plant in the garden. When flwoering, creates artichoke- Cynara like flowers, which are pllen and nectar 2017 Spring, Cardoon cardunculus Flower/Herb rich for bees and butterflies 2018 Purple Summer A purple-flowering cottage garden catmint. I enjoy planting catmints in my pollinator 2017 Spring, Catmint Nepeta x faassini Flower/Herb garden, and amonst my roses. 2018 Summer Seeds and pressed oil used in cosmetic industry. Lovely flower for the cottage garden. Pretty yellow flowers on tall flower Spring, Evening primrose Flower/Herb spikes. Good bee plant. 2017 Yellow Summer Masses of daisy-like white flowers are Spring, Tanacetum borne on feathery and fragrant leaves. 2017 Summer, Feverfew parthenium Flower/Herb Known as the headache herb. 2018 Autumn 2017 Spring, Basil: Thai Siam Queen Herb 2018 Summer Citrus basil (Lemon/Lime) Herb A delightful herb - ferny leaves are edible and go well with eggs and fish. Seeds are a good spice too. Makes a lovely calming Spring, Antethum carminative tea too. Good companion 2017 Summer, Dill graveolens Herb plant. 2018 Yellow Autumn Petroselinum Spring, crispum var Summer, Parsley Italian Neopolitanum Herb Flat-leaf parsley. A favourite herb. 2017 Autumn Purple flower spikes Red shiso is also known as beefsteak plant. almost Large crinkly leaves are spicy and used in like basil Spring, Shiso Red Perilla frutescens Herb Asian cuisine. 2017 flowers Summer Tall flower A pretty rosette forming plant great as a spikes, garden border in the vegetable garden. but Leaves are edible in salads, or sandwhiches insignific Spring, with a cucumber-like flavour and a slight 2017 ant Summer, Salad Burnet Sanguisorba Herb/Vegetable nutty aftertaste. A favourite of mine. 2018 flowers. Autumn A vigorous climinb vine producing large quantites of sometimes spiky cucumber- like fruits. Eaten like a cucumber when small, or hollowed out and baked like a squash when bigger. Pretty vine covers an 2017 Insignific Spring, Caigua Vegetable area very quickly. 2018 ant. Summer Have been growing this one on for a few years now and each year I fall in love with it again - very compact plants produce a profusion of upright growing smaller chillies that ripen from white to red - when the fruits are all in different stages of ripeness it really looks like little flames leaping up from the bush. Highly ornamental. Good for pots or hanging baskets. Edible too - quite hot, about 2017 Spring, Chilli - Basket of Fire Capsicum spp Vegetable comparible to Cayenne. 2018 N/A Summer A milder tasting chilli, but still packing some heat. Some compare the heat to that of a hot Jalapeno. Interesting flying-saucer 2017 Spring, Chilli - Bishop's Crown Capsicum spp Vegetable shaped peppers ripen to red. 2018 N/A Summer A few years growign this one on - produces cayenne-like fruit, but a bit smaller and bushier plants and the fruit tend to be somewhat more blocky than tapering to a thing point. Good flavours, good heat. Produces well. Another one that is good 2017 Spring, Chilli - Cayanetta Capsicum spp Vegetable for pots or baskets. 2018 N/A Summer Round, thick fleshed and hot. Good to 2017 Spring, Chilli - Cherry bomb Capsicum spp Vegetable stuff. 2018 N/A Summer Really more of a peachy colour, but known as a white pepper. Gorgeous fruit, good fruity flavour and a high heat level - not for 2017 Spring, Chilli - Fatalli (white) Capsicum spp Vegetable the faint-hearted. 2018 N/A Summer Red and hot and wonderful! A firm 2017 Spring, Chilli - Habanero Red Capsicum spp Vegetable favourite with heat-loving chilliheads. 2018 N/A Summer An absolute favourite of mine. Very long, very twisty fruit hang in profusion from small bushy plants. Very good crops. I love the taste and heat profile (hot, but not 2017 Spring, Chilli - Kopay Capsicum spp Vegetable death-chilli hot). Dries really well too. 2018 N/A Summer A downward growing hot medium-long Cayenne type chilli with some corking at 2017 Spring, Chilli - Long Hot Capsicum spp Vegetable the stem tip. 2018 N/A Summer Beautiful large pods of medium-hot peppers often fried with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and served as tapas in Spain. I also call it the Russian Roulette pepper because it is known to every now and then produce 1 super hot chilli 2017 Spring, Chilli - Padron Capsicum spp Vegetable amongst all the others! 2018 N/A Summer A very hot, red chinensis type chilli - either a variant of Naga (Bhut/Ghost) or a Savina 2017 Spring, Chilli - Red Hot Capsicum spp Vegetable type habanero. Delicious. 2018 N/A Summer Also known as Manzano peppers, these Chilli - Rocotto yellow + Capsicum large peppers are hot, thick-fleshed and 2017 Spring, red pubescens Vegetable have black seeds.