Wow dawn that is a beautiful list. I hope to begin a place soon so I can grow zinnias marigolds roselle hibiscus iris for sure. And hyacinth bean. That will get me started.

Hmmm. Thanks Dawn. I think I'm going to have a LOT of reseeders, so it helped seeing what usually reseeds for you. This will be a REALLY good learning year, my 4th year. I have a lot of zinnia packets, but realized I need shorter ones, so may order some more. The tall ones get too leggy in the center bed.

I'm going to start a bunch of celosia varieties, a bunch of nasturtiums early this spring and for fall. I adore them, but know they won't grow in June, July or Aug.

I swear to God up north petunias were a blah no-grow. Down here is heaven to the little guys.

My grow cart seed list is (and some of these are because I've never grown them from seed before):

Dusty Miller

Angelonia

Lemon Grass

More petunias

Outside zinnias, nasturtiums.

What I think will be coming back, either as a perennial or reseeder, I won't be planting.

The good/bad lemon balm, oregano, sage, thyme, verbena bonariensis, sage (4 different kinds), lavender (fingers crossed), nicotiana, lavender?????, hollyhock zebrina, gaillardia, clematis, ammi?? hibiscus, iris of course. . . oh my gosh. I must do an inventory. There are like 30 other things out there. . . Wow, I got a lot of things growing here going into my 4th year. And couldn't have done it without Garry Dean's good humor and easygoing manner.

I knew I shouldn't read Dawn's list. Resisting the urge, so far, to look up some of them. I bought a lot of flower seeds last year. A LOT. Most didn't happen. I know I have a bunch of nicotiana, a zillion zinnias, agastache out the *ss. I am going to have to look up Malva sylvestris, Mystic Merlin. I have a long list of ornamentals on my too buy list, why? Because I want them. Sigh.

Those of you who grow California poppies--how much sunlight must they have? Also. . . liatris, anyone? Oh--just realized that might be cool in containers. Rats. Needs stratified, so I better get it ordered.

Eileen, I just can't make photos happen. I always think to myself "this is the year I'll take photos", but the reality is that I never get around to it. Honestly, it takes every minute I have to maintain the yard and garden, and even then I am woefully behind and never really catch up. Maybe this will be the year that photos happen, but I"m not making any promises because I know exactly how incredibly busy I get once gardening season begins. Or, as Tim says, 'if the gardening doesn't kill you, the canning will'. lol. On days I can for 16-18 hours a day, I'm inclined to agree with him. I took off almost all of 2018 from canning and it was heavenly, but it will be back to canning in 2019 because the canning pantry is getting pretty bare. Well, not totally bare...there's some salsa, a couple of jars of peppers, and a ton of empty canning jars waiting to be filled up.

Nancy, I bet a ton of your stuff reseeds. I'm amazed at how well my stuff reseeds considering the near-constant drought conditions and heat.

California poppies are pickier about sunlight than other poppies---they need sunlight to bloom. I think I remember reading that the sunlight is what spurs the flowers to bloom and show their petals. I do not have ideal soil for them and only grew them the first couple of years we lived here. They were only okay here and they like cool weather and we have too little cool weather in the growing season and too much hot weather. I just focus on other kinds of poppies that want to grow here with little to no care.

Amy, Mystic Merlin is just a different color from the regular Zebrina malva. Only slightly different at that. It doesn't reseed as well, so every few years I have to start more of them.

For every single variety of flowering plants on my list, I bet I have 10 other kinds of unused seeds in my seed box. I'll never use them all, but I guess I'll have fun trying.

Dawn