Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Part I Choosing your flowers 10
Cottage Garden Favorites 12
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea) 16
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) 18
Columbine (Aquilegia) 20
Larkspur (Consolida) 24
Sweet william, carnation, and pinks (Dianthus) 26
Foxglove (Digitalis) 30
Wallflower (Erysimum) 34
Money plant (Lunaria annua) 36
Lupin (Lupinus) 38
Love-in-a-mist (Nigella) 40
Poppy (Papaver) 44
Annual phlox (Phlox drummondii) 48
Scabious (Scabiosa atropurpurea) 50
Filigree Fillers 54
False Queen Anne's lace (Ammi) 58
Quaking grass (Briza maxima) 60
Hare's ear (Bupleurum rotundifolium) 61
Baby's breath (Gypsophila) 62
Rabbit's tail grass (Lagarus ovatus) 64
Venus's navelwort (Omphalodes linifolia) 65
White lace flower (Orlaya grandiflora) 66
Switch grass (Panicum "Frosted Explosion") 68
Mexican feather grass (Stipa tenuissima) 69
Bold and Beautiful 70
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) 74
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) 76
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) 80
Sunflower (Helianthus) 82
Mallow wort (Malope trifida) 84
Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia) 86
Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) 88
Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) 90
Sweetly Scented 92
Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis) 96
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) 98
Stocks (Matthiola) 102
Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana) 104
Exotic Beauties 108
Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) 112
Basket flower (Centaurea americana) 113
Spider flower (Cleome hassleriana) 114
Cup-and-saucer plant (Cobaea scandens) 116
Dahlia (Dahlia) 118
Morning glory (Ipomoea) 122
Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) 124
Edible Flowers and Herbs 126
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) 130
Dill (Anethum graveolens) 131
Borage (Borago officinalis) 132
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) 134
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) 136
Pot marjoram (Origanum onites) 137
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) 138
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) 140
Viola (Viola tricolor) 142
Bee-Friendly Flowers 144
Korean mint or hyssop (Agastache) 148
Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) 150
Cupid's dart (Catananche caerulea) 152
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) 154
Honeywort (Cerinthe major) 156
Fiddleneck (Phacelia tanacetifolia) 158
Sage (Salvia) 160
Verbena (Verbena) 162
Part II Sowing and growing 164
Introduction 166
Sowing under cover 170
Sowing direct 178
Pests and diseases 179
Part III How to use your flowers 180
Using annuals and biennials in borders 182
Planting a mini meadow 184
Making a sweet pea arch 186
Making a cutting garden 188
Container planting 190
Arranging your flowers 192
Glossary 198
Resources 200
Index 201
Acknowledgments 208
