suncani

This changes on a pretty regular basis but at the moment: honeysuckle, hollyhocks, sweet peas, sunflowers and gerbera daisies.

 

As a kid I used to like pressing them and then using them in art projects but now I just grow them and try and hope I remember them in time to have some cut flowers.

A mixture. I think also it can be difficult to track down what's local and what's just popular - i.e English cottage garden plants iirc are a real hotch potch..

 

I grow some, with varying degrees of success but I'm also a sucker for looking at gardens in national trust properties or botanical gardens.

 

I used to know a bit, but I love coming across books or fic that use the language of flowers in a fun or playful way.