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Isn't this what our grandparents did and now we call that "cottage gardening"?
I just purchased a old (1940) house and am in the process of creating flowerbeds. I am very anxious to see what comes up next year as I am now in the process of planting Nicotiana, Cleome, and Cosmos in a rather large area. Hoping they do well, but a little timid, as it will have the shade of a very large tree in the afternoon. I'm also planting some Caster Beans in the background (I've got 62 seeds started in peat pots -- thinking I may have started way too many, but will give some away and will use some to create a jungle for my little ones to play in. . . yes, I plan to cut off flowers as they appear).
The combination of castor bean plants and "little ones" isn't a good one! However striking and attractive the castor bean plants are, the seeds are poisonous, so I think I'd hold off on growing the plants until the kids are at least above 10 (maybe older, depending on the kid!).
