I have a small flower bed at the front of my lottie, I started it because it was the worst bit of soil being behind the front fence, full of bindweed and couch and I did not think veg would like it much. Also I inherited a few Flowers when I took over the plot and wanted to move them somewhere!
There is a small buddleia, which the bees love, a Daphne which has a lovely scent in winter, I grew some cardoons from seed for a bit of height which have flowered their first year (the ornamental variety Florist's Cardi), some perennial Marguerite type flowers with the usual daisy like blooms. I grew different Calendulas, Nasturtiums and white foxgloves (biannual) from seed as a bit of annual colour. I also have a little herb bed with Rosemary bushes I moved and chives I split form a clump found in a bucket...it looked good in the summer and will also look good in the winter too. I'm planning Wallflowers for an early Spring show!
A few pics of it in the summer...
