On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:25:12 -0000, "Suz" wrote:

Hi

I'm a total novice, but decided to grow some seeds 2 years ago. Some were
ok, others didn't appear at all, but one was a complete success. It was
Thompson & Morgans Achillea millefolium Summer Pastels. You simply couldn't
go wrong. Every single seed germinated and flourished and they have made a
lovely bright spot in the corner of the garden.

I'm now having another look at seeds and want more like this. Totally easy
to grow, the sort you can't kill. Don't care if they spread like wildfire -
so much the better. I like cottage style, with really soft pink blue and
white, and lots of soft green. Is there anything like nasturtiums, but not
bright yellow or orange?

Any suggestions of idiot proof seeds?

TIA
Suzanne


Ha! I'm that idiot! I'm a fairly new and pretty hopeless gardener.
So far, I've managed not to wipe out the forget-me-nots the garden came with. In fact
they're slowly sneaking round the lawn all by themselves:-)

Last year I grew mixed cornflowers in pale pinks and blues. They self-seed and were a
huge success. You just sprinkle the seeds, rake 'em in and water. They do the other
stuff themselves:-)

Sweet peas were a success too. I made tripods out of canes and let them climb up.
They smelt divine and were all sari-colours. If you keep picking they keep growing,
so everyone I know got a bunch and the kid's teacher got two.

Liz