GET GROWING FLOWERS WITH PURPOSE
There are some flowers that have always traditionally been grown on allotments as crop flowers either for cut flowers or for planting out in the flower borders once they reach a certain size. Obviously, these are not just for allotments if you have room on your garden veg plot.
There are also flowers that are grown on veg plots which will enhance the vegetable growing space by improving biodiversity and attracting more pollinators or pest predators. The flowers may also be edible which is a bonus.
THE CROP FLOWERS
The following have traditionally been grown on allotments and used to be more commonly grown although some gardeners still grow them, and it is definitely time for a revival.
DAHLIAS
These require a fair bit of space and are often seen dotted in flower borders these days but they have been, and still
