thankyou all once again
I'm going to have a trial run this year and see what I can get to flower at the right time. So far I have got seeds/bulbs for sweet peas, gypsophylla, lily of the valley, nigella, forget me nots and some exotic looking blue poppies which i couldn't resist. Good old Wilkos.
I think tulips will be over by then so not going to bother with these after all, but may also try anemones and sweet william, plus rosemary, ivy and cow parsley. Roll on May so I can see what I've got to play with!