Newbie you brought a tear to my eye. I almost never post but your entry touched me. I always get emotional over my seeds too...I feel like God has entrusted a life to me in the form of a seed. Kind of schmaltzy I know, but that's how I feel. Happy Solstice Newbie.

Schmaltzy? Not at all, Carol! This hustle, bustle, gerbil-wheel linear time thing we're so often on I'm convinced is designed to lead us far from the truth. Winter Sowing brings us back to reality.

Email me. I will send you seeds gratis. Include your addy. Problem solved.

I'm in the same boat, watching the mailbox everyday for my HardyPlants order from 11/12. They responded to my e-mail a few weeks ago saying they would ship in a day or so, don't think that happened. I still have to prep all my containers and thaw my potting soil though....so it will be about a week before they get a slightly pissy e-mail from me :) Maybe I'll have to check out valueseeds too.

Newbie, I too know exactly what you mean! I didn't wintersow last year as it was just too soon to think about it after my mother passed and I just thought it would kill me with all the wonderful memories of our time wintersowing! Now, I feel so connected with her I have to do it again! She taught me years ago and I am teaching my daughter!
Well, my mother's favs are daylilies and iris and the color purple. While getting ready to wintersow this year, I realized I had no purple iris to sow.
Lo and behold yesterday I got a package of seeds and the bonus seeds sent where royal purple iris!! I actually cried and felt as if they were sent from Heaven above! I am sure they will come up and do beautiful for me!
Happy Solstice and Holidays everyone!
Melinda

:-) It's so beautiful hearing the experiences of others.

I was lamenting this year that I didn't induct my husband's grandson into WSing this year. I'm going to try doing some with him with the next bunch of seeds I sow. I already have his 4 year old mind interested by saying, "You get to play in the dirt, indoors, in Winter!"
Memories. Another good reason to Winter Sow.

Linda

Serendipity and memories all tied up in bringing beauty and new life into the world!

Melinda, my father always grew Iris for my mother. The rhizomes are from his father's garden and moved here from my parent's first house. I just divided and transplanted a bunch for him this past fall.

My mother always said, as we were dragging ourselves through special occasion or holiday preparations, "These are the days we make memories for the kids to hold onto later in life when they need them."

This forum is full of giving people and it's a pleasure to have found it this year for the first time. It's a real "pay it forward" place to stop in and chat, compare notes and ask questions.

And I agree with you, Drippy. Winter sowing and the pleasures it will bring are a reminder to "stop and smell the roses"...and cosmos, zinnia, cornflowers, iris, joe pye weed, liatris, lavender, nasturtium, sweet pea, sunflowers, asters, lobelia and hundreds more!!!