I know I should be grateful but....

Not keen on cabbagey things - I agree, the best place for them is the compost heap.

Sunflowers are lovely and last well; I often use them in church to brighten and lighten things up a bit.

Had a horrendous expetrience with sunflowers for wedding flowers - the bride insisted on them, hard enough - but her other favorite flower was blue hydrangeas. Now try to arrange THEM nicely!!!

I can't take anything perfumed, it makes me feel sick - so lillies and any "smellies" are out. I treat pot plants like bunches of flowers - they have been forced and re unnatural in the pots in the first place. Be brave, throw them out once they get covered in whitefly, wilt or finish flowering if you don't want the palaver of keeping them going!

I like sunflowers in a tall vase as a 'statement'. They bring colour to a room and last a long time though the stems go slimey and the water needs to be replaced regularly. At the moment I have a big bunch of mixed chrysanthemums in a big jug. Also very much a 'statement' - though of what I wouldn't like to say.

Freesias! I love them but I love any flowers - and gypsophila (sp?) to give an airy feel to an arrangement. Sunflowers in my opinion are better outside where they look glorious. I do not think that vegetables, however well displayed, can compete with flowers but greenery and foliage when blossoms are not available, can make a dramatic statement.

Lisanthus (sp?) they are lovely bright coloured 'summer roses' which I am still buying now (well DH bought me some yesterday!) they last for ages which to me means good value for money! Definitely not a fan of chrysanthemums - I always put them on my parents grave as they are more hardy outdoors but like others have said the smell is not good permiating around the house! Definitely not sunflowers or those cabbage things! Left some sunflowers to dry out in our garage roof once and went on Holiday, the smell wafted down the road to greet us on our return!!! Not the best welcome home