I believe I said at the start of this month, I was going to try and keep things under control with new additions to the gardens… to rely on what I have… etc.

Well that was before the garden catalogues started arriving…

Now I haven’t bought anything…. yet.

But I have some ideas.

I would like to try a couple new things in the veg garden this year.

The first picture is a “Mini Love” melon. The site called it a “personal size watermelon”. I’m not a fan of watermelon, but Dave is. I think I can find a place for these.

The second picture is another mix of gourds called the “Beetlejuice” mix. I did very well with my galaxy of stars mix last year, so I thought these would be fun to try this year.

Now… in the world of flowers…

I think I can keep this year’s purchases to just seeds… focusing on growing annuals for cutting and to fill in holes like I did last year. The zinnias and bachelors buttons I grew did very nicely – and would have been even better had I not started them so late.

And boy are there some lovely zinnias out there!

I’d also like to try some snap dragons from seed, even though I’ve had no luck in the past.

I’d like to get the really tall ones you can use for cutting.

Same with poppies. I have perennial poppies which do very well, but I’d love some of the more delicate, annual ones.

There are a lot of options out there!

I’m definitely going to do more Cosmos. I have some seed left over…

But I feel like I should add this “Apricotta” to the mix.

And of course I have to grow some sunflowers.

Both Pro-Cut plum and Cherry Rose have caught my eye.

And normally, I buy marigolds, but I have a hard time finding white ones.

I could get some if I started from seed…. and maybe throw in some of this “Strawberry Blonde” mix?

And these aren’t annuals…. but…

I feel like some hollyhocks and Larkspur would feel right at home here.. right?

Of course… before I buy anything, I really should go see what I already have in stock….