Still , forgiving does not intend forgetting — at least not this year . Before the latest seed guild country in the mailbox I am determined to figure out what to do with all the seeds left over from years retiring .
The four package of giant helianthus seeds will be set in front of our summer cottage . My seven class - old nephew eff helianthus , and for some unaccountable reason my sister ( his mother ) has trouble turn them at dwelling house . I believe that she also has bother appeal emmet to a picnic , but that is another story . It ’s better not to speculate on kin mannerism .
The packets of Viola ‘ Helen Mount ’ , Viola ‘ Scottish Strain ’ , Pansy ‘ Ghost Mix ’ and Pansy ‘ Maxim Marina ’ will be planted immediately , because they take a long time to reach bloom sizing . Given my premature success rate with sissy and violas , I should end up with about enough plants to fill a 6 ” pot .
I do n’t know what possessed me when I spent $ 1.29 on a mailboat of motley impatiens . Come spring I plan to strew them in a shady spot and forget about them . Some plants seem to view neglect as a challenge , so the impatiens will undoubtedly germinate . In the meanwhile , I will have eradicated them from my retentivity . The show of a few flowers several calendar month later will convince me once again that miracles can come about .
I should likely do the same thing with the untagged internal seed envelope that has commission spell on it in seven nomenclature . Unfortunately none of the counseling , as far as I can tell , mention the seeds ’ genus or specie . Judging by their appearance , they could be morning glories . I will assume that they are , and in two month time I will imbue the seeds overnight then start them in individual pots . Even if they are not morning glories , this treatment probably will not spite them . I hope the plant are a pleasant surprisal , but if they are not I can rest secure in the knowledge that I have never ordered anything carnivorous . The bad they can possibly be is ugly .
I cognize that I wanted to utilize the Thumbergia ( Black - eyed Susan vine ) for a hanging basket . If I establish some kind of tropic zone on my back porch this year , they might be appropriate . At any rate , they grow quickly and do n’t need to be begin much before the last frost date in April .
The half parcel of larkspur is also specify for our summertime bungalow . I planted the first one-half in one of the back beds last class . It ego - seed in a unusually promiscuous agency , and now I am sure that I will have larkspur in perpetuity . I am evenly certain that if I found some larkspur on our shale beach , they will propagate with similar wild unconstraint . The prospect of the purplish , white and mauve efflorescence pop up here and there along the waterfront seems delightful , although it might irritate some of the die - hard aboriginal plant enthusiasts .
The packet of marigold seeds must have been something that I think about for the garden at my previous address . My current garden came with an astonishing number of survive marigolds , apparently descended from those plant by the former owner . Last fall they looked lovely paired with the larkspur , but I do n’t have room to engraft any more . Marigolds have their habit , but they have never been among my favorites . It ’s potential that I can give them to the Sunday schoolhouse manager at my church building , so that her young charges can grow them in paper cups for Mother ’s 24-hour interval .
The two packages of columbines and the one parcel of pink digitalis will go into one of the shady bed that I have planned for my backyard . I have never had much luck with columbines plant from seed , but there is always a first time . I love them when they bloom , and the leaves are beautiful even when they are besiege by leaf miners .
By now it is vindicated that I am a char of frowsy horticultural habit , who neglects her cellar and push aside her excess armoury . It ’s ’ all on-key , but at least if some kind of rude disaster bump , I will be able-bodied to replant the satellite .
by E. Ginsburg
