Should Allotments have rules about flowers?

What's wrong with an allotment plot full of flowers? As long as you look after your allotment, shouldn't it be yours to do what you please with (link via guardian.co.uk) I think it's absolute madness that Chris Smallbone - Dig My Plot - has been given a Notice to Quit by his allotment council officer, supported by his allotment society because he filled his plot with flowers! I wonder what those of you who have an allotment, think of this judgment? Do you think it's wrong to have an allotment full of flowers? Do you have to follow strict rules about what you can and can't grow on your allotment?

American public radio report about allotments in London

This is a lovely report from NPR (National Public Radio in the USA) about allotments in London: London's Gardens: Allotments for the People (link via NPR.org)