Maybe use some structure in the centre - a hazel wigwam with sweet peas growing up - or a tall (staked) plant like Hollyhock. Then jumble up Lupins, geraniums, delphiniums, carnations etc - bung in some peas or beans, maybe some leaf beet with colourful stems, a few strawberries around the edge, whatever takes your fancy....

Sounds good, I was thinking of putting a paeony in the middle, with lupins, carnations and geraniums, didn.t think about the strawberries, many thnx

It is the great thing about 'cottage gardening'. It is supposed to be jumbled up so it is hard to go wrong. Veg with flowers is great, I remember seeing cabbage used as a dot plant in a bedding scheme on Blackpool Pleasure Beach!!!