Sowing annuals in my tiny flower bed

[TheSilveryPussycat]

I have a small rectangular flowerbed, which is all the garden there is (comes with my flat). At the moment it has a few narcissus, and some violas which I planted a few weeks ago.

I want to sow annuals for the summer, but how should I deal with the plants that are already there? Wait for bulb leaves to die back and lift bulbs? Take out the violas (which are still flowering away) before sowing, or after and replace with a few bedding plants among the (hopefully) growing annuals?

I’d leave the bulbs until they die back. Don’t cut the leaves off otherwise you’ll have no flowers next year. The violas can be lifted. They are prolific seeders so you might get little plants for next year.

Annual flower seeds are best sown In May and June so the leaves should be ready to cut by then. I actually throw my bulbs away each year as they are so cheap to buy.

You can start your seeds of inside but don’t do it too early as they have a tendency to bolt.

I start my annuals off in pots because of slugs. They’re easier to manage in pots. I start sunflowers indoors but everything else (your traditional wild flowers) works better started outdoors for me