I always plant about 50 or so jugs in January and every year I tell myself it won't be a big deal to plant them out in the spring and summer. HA! It would be a big deal anytime of the year but in the spring with clean-up, hauling mulch, etc. it ends up that I don't complete the project until September. But January, after the stress of the holidays with kids, gkids coming out of my ears I need the relaxation that winter sowing in milk jugs gives me. I love it!

Linda, I know you will enjoy the Bapstisia Australis. Nice sharp purple and the colour and freshness of the foliage stays all season. Here's mine, which flowered for the first time this year... The Asclepias Milkmaid was a challenge for me last year in terms of germination. Did get a few, but they were so tiny even by the fall. Not sure if they'll make it through the winter. I will be winter sowing the Ligularia Vorobeivii as well this year. I got the seeds from one of my plants. Truly a stunning plant when in bloom, and it's deer resistant so far. I had the other Ligularia which you list, but had to turf it since the slugs got to appreciate it more than I but if it does well in your gardens, be prepared for the most iridescent and stunning orange you've ever seen! Truly a nice one! Not doing the solstice thing this year, but do enjoy seeing all the lists as the ideas are pouring out!

Thank you drippy for the kind words,i could feel your warmth,this is the first i have heard of Solstice Sowing,and i was in a big hurry to get it done tonight,i posted what i did by mistake on a different thred.So i will tell you all what i did tonight. First, i would like to thank all of you for posting this,it is a beautiful thing to do, and i will do this every year from now on. For Rememberance**For*get*me*nots**for my very best friend who passed away a couple of years ago,oh,how i miss her,we were friends for 40 years. For* Leap of Faith**Primula japonica**because i really want these to germinate. For Mother Earth**Flowering Dogwood For Birds & Butterflies**Gaillardia*Razzle Dazzle & Gaillardia*Burgundy. I also did some hosta,and because i am so tired right now, for the life of me, i can not remember what else i did,lol But i am fellin good,and happy. My thoughts go out to all who are going through hard times right now,from a broken heart to the economy,may the new year be good to all of us. Carol

We had an awfully long day yesterday and so I wound up falling asleep in my chair after dinner and woke up too late to Solstice Sow ;-( But I did it first thing this morning, so, close enough. All of my varieties will attract butterflies, I've got that covered well. Remembrance ~ I wanted to do Veteran's Poppies and I thought I had a pack set aside but I guess I shared it away, so for Dad, who was called Poppy, I sowed an extra large pack of 'Mikado' California Poppies. Life ~ Daylilies. I collected the seeds from all my daylilies this year and added in some seeds I had acquired (ehem) from a visit Hubs and I made to the Queens Zoo a few months back. Many of my own daylilies I grew from seed so in this batch are a few "next generation" which makes it kinda nice. I also don't know the colors of the zoo dayilies as they were nothing but leaves and brown stems--the whole big batch will be a surprise. Depending upon how it works out I may get a border of daylilies to run along a fence front--which would be very nice. Mother Nature ~ Mexican Buckeyes, these are also for Faith as they're marginal in 7b and I'm 7a. What's not to love with these--nice leaves, pretty pink flowers and small nuts that critters can munch. Leap of Faith ~ Canna, I can get them to sprout but I can never get them to winter over and come back the next year. Crossing fingers as I would love to have a permanent planting of these.