we have taken over my mums garden for the year, so i have some questions!

i want to grow some courgettes, potatos, lettuce etc easy stuff but i fancy doing some flowers too.

does anyone know which type of lavender is the most fragrant? (within reality - will it grow in scotland )
has anyone used wildflower seeds before?

if i want nice smelling sweetpeas, does it matter what type i use?

is there anything you have tried that you wouldn't bother with again

I will watch this thread as I would love to grow stuff in my garden
Do you need particular soil or anything? We don't have room for a greenhouse x

we're in the process of turning our soil in our veg patch (hasnt been used for years I dont think) finding old pots hehe

but I havnt got a clue either, hoping its a case of getting plants/ seeds putting them in round and watering haha
Im relying on my mum and dad giving me the tips. lol xx

i dont have a clue tbh, but my mum knows a lot about gardening and growing veggies so if no one else knows i will ask her for you x

well, we have done bits in the past few years (by we, i mean my mum has and we have eaten it ). she says carrots need to have really good, deep soil so that's out......

the raised(ish) beds are cleared and the soil has been umm fluffed up so we will be planting potatos, courgettes, onions, lettuce, maybe spinach, chillis and have a go at cherry tomatos in the porch - i am told runner beans and beetroot grow well too but umm i dont wanna eat them so it would be a waste.

i think im going to get a meadow flowers/wild flower random bag for flowers then get sweet peas and lavender seperately cos i really want them

maybe we should start a gardening club for people who have no idea what they are doing and see where we are in 6 months

also i found this site for seeds http://www.seedparade.co.uk/ they seem the most reasonable - can't afford organic ones sadly. i have a little book on growing your own food too which we have been avidly reading