Gill Matthews writes
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I went to my local garden center today and they had a sale on all seeds!
17p a packet so I bought all the Jan-Feb ones I could see,
Also got many types of Fushcia might be wrong spellin
Im getting them all started soon and fushia are already grown abit,
I love flowers so much so relaxing

I hope this works out for you. The problem with buying seed is that you either
get one sad little specimen or enough to fully plant one of the main beds at
the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens at Wisely

The seeds are probably last season's, and not kept in brilliant
conditions. Some seeds are tougher than others, so if any packets don't
germinate, don't feel downhearted - it's probably not your fault. Some
seeds are tough as old boots, so you've got a good chance of getting
some good plants.

Gill is right - either you hit exactly the right time for sowing, and
every seed germinates, or you don't, and you get hardly anything. But
don't let that put you off! I often sow in succession, so that if the
seeds from the first sowing don't show, I can try a few more a bit
later, and a bit later again. It's very much a matter of luck - you know
what the temperatures are today, but you don't know what's going to
happen in two weeks time.

Any seeds you don't sow, keep in a plastic bag in the fridge. They may
still be OK next year. Or not. But there's no harm in trying.

If you want fun later in the year, you can try taking cuttings from
fuchsias - cut off a non-flowering twig about 4-6inches long. Cut the
base just below where two leaves are sprouting. Remove all the leaves
except one or two at the top. Then push it into a pot of damp but not
wet compost so that at lest 2/3 of it is underground, put the entire pot
into a large clear plastic bag, and tie at the top. Put the bag in a
shady place. If you try several cuttings, you may find that one or two
of them take, giving you new plants. You can tell when they've taken as
they'll start pushing roots out of the holes in the bottom of the pot.

Most Fuchsias will need to come in in the winter, but a few, mostly
smaller flowered ones, are hardy - they'll get cut back to ground level
by frosts, but new shoots will appear in spring. If you get good at
cuttings, you have spare plants to allow you to experiment.

The most important thing in gardening is to look at the results of
anything you do, and think about it. Don't worry too much about final
results, relax and enjoy it as you go along. The process of growing is
where the real enjoyment is.

You haven't had many replies to your original question, possibly because
it was a bit wide ranging. The answer to what you can grow depends so
much on what it is you want to grow. I've learnt a lot by visiting
garden centres and nurseries (1), not just in May when everyone's
thoughts turn to gardens, but all the year through. You can see plants
you like, make a note of them, then browse the web to find out what
growing conditions they like and whether they are worth considering.

Don't forget to plant one or two things that will be interesting in
winter. There are a few winter flowering things, some with strong
scents. Otherwise, look at coloured stems, evergreen foliage, berries.

(1) If you're in NW Leeds try High Trees up near the airport.
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Kay