I was going to say no, you didn't beat me lol, but then I realized I actually ordered from 2021 stock. Got an email the other day from a seed company I use offering 2021 seed for 50% off. Couldn't resist. I'll be starting my wintersowing in two months so 2021 seed will be fine, especially at half off!

As far as actual plants, I haven't gotten any 2022 catalogs (ooh, how weird to type "2022"!). I've gotten some seed catalogs, but no plant catalogs yet, (either print or online notifications) and haven't gone in search of anything yet online.

Funny, I just really noticed a planting of actea racemosa I have in a garden - it was in bloom in late October with bees in the blooms, and I was thinking how I need to add more of this front and center of the garden instead of in the back where it's kind of hidden!

Still doing fall clean up so I'm focused on that, but can't wait to spend a few winter afternoons perusing new goodies!

:)

Dee

I have a couple of catalogs, but no, haven't even looked at it yet. My mind is far far away from the garden at this point. [g] Trying to work out cable boxes and streaming services, and vaguely thinking about Christmas and the holidays.

I also have so many seed that I didn't use up last year, I don't know if I'll have to order any. Plant orders? Nope. I'm moving things around, dividing plants to increase and waiting to see what is what in the spring before figuring out if I actually need or want anything.

And yes, I haven't finished fall clean up either and sudden cold blustery weather has put all that on hold. Waiting for a few more warm days to get out there and be done with it!

Since strictly speaking 2022 isn't here yet, you did not technically order from a 2022 catalog unless you have a time machine in your basement. Tardis, anyone?

I haven't really seen any '2022' adverts on the sites I use, they don't actually publish them till January, you know..the start of 2022? :)

I was shocked that this site did have up their 2022 offerings. They do not mail order but rather one must pick up one's plants and they require you to book a time slot....so I chose June 15 2022!! Good grief! (But I am thinking by then I will know if my potted Butterfly Bush has survived ;)!)

Currently chrysanthemum Clara Curtis is in my Bluestone cart for spring delivery. I'll spend January adding and deleting items until early February when I finally place the order. Torturing myself with plant catalogs is an annual winter entertainment.

Actually, you could say it's a late 2021 catalog, since it was published pre-2022. It can call itself Spaghetti and be just as valid as calling itself a '2022' catalog. A rose by any other name...etc.

^^ Nothing like splitting a few hairs!! LOL!! Technically, you can legitimately call these 2022 catalogues, as they may offer plants not offered in prior years and shipping is generally reserved until at least early spring, both of which distinguish them from a 2021 catalogue. The actual publishing date is completely inconsequential!

Back in the day, the Heronswood catalogue - probably the finest piece of horticultural prose ever written - was always published and sent out to be received at the end of the preceding year. I looked forward to that event far more than I did Christmas!!

This is what one sees on the website....

(And pickup cant occur until 2022)

Jeepers creepers, its barely December and I clearly have run out of quality threads/post to compose! (Maybe these threads should be composted ?;))

Who has experience with Verbena stricta (hoary vervain)?

I shall resist as long as I can! For every 'out of stock' I end up with, I breathe a sigh of relief and congratulate myself for one less plant to shoehorn in -or even worse- a potful of seedlings which either need ruthless thinning or potting on.

There is one nursery which opens their 2022 list at midnight on New Year's Eve. For that one I've been known to break away from any festivities and place an order shortly after midnight!

I've been known to break away from any festivities and place an order shortly after midnight!

INCREDIBLE (but we all understand it)!

Yep, I sleep and wake odd hours, so a midnight order wouldn't be out of my wheelhouse (done it before). Lots of places open sometime during the day (vs strictly at midnight) and never tell you when they will turn the lights on for the new order cycle. So it's days of checking...and wondering.

Hah, just checked Select Seeds and they seem to be going live 'sometime in January', must be nice to not have strict deadlines to meet.

Arrived by mail yesterday:

Yesterday I was watching Gardener's World on Brit Box. I noticed that they said they are removing a season or two of it from Brit Box on the 8th of this month so I am trying to watch them all over again before they are gone. And I remember how I end up with a list of plants I have to have. [g] Watching one episode I had 3 names already of plants I wanted to get. Gorgeous gardens! People in England have access to visiting some of the most beautiful gardens in the world.

They were showing one of those private estate gardens in the episode I was watching and they were talking about having been flooded with a 5 foot mix of fresh/salt water and having lost 1500 plants. This was an old season. And then they rebuilt the garden. I can't even imagine how long an order list they had.

I haven't ordered anything yet. The only catalog I got is Johnny's. Seeds are just not on my radar yet, going a lot of other things going on. I don't think I need much in the way of seed this year, just a handful. I know I better get moving, though, if the last two years are any indication of the seed-buying frenzy that is going to (is?) occur.

I just placed my second seed order for 2022...I really should stop looking at online catalogs late in the evening. It feels too easy clicking "Add to cart".

I bought a lot of potted plants in 2021, 2022 will be the year of seed starting in my garden. And I will try Winter Sowing for the third time, after failing miserably the first 2 times. Wish me luck! :)

I've got a few seed catalogs piling up and I'm looking forward to the week after Christmas when I can sit down and go through them. It's an annual event for me. A winter afternoon, a cozy seat, my pile of catalogs, a cup of tea, a legal pad and a pen. I go through, read the descriptions, list every single seed I want (a separate list for each company so I can compare prices!) and add up the cost. Then I get real, cross off most of the list, compare the prices for the seeds I must have, and place a few orders. I tend to allow myself to spend more on seeds - it just seems like it's always such a good deal. A package of seeds may cost five bucks, but when you have the potential to have anywhere from ten to 1500 plants, lol, depending on the size of the seed packet, it's a bargain! And I do so much wintersowing so it's hard to restrain myself.

Speaking of which, good luck maz!! Sorry to hear you've had failures with this method. I swear by it and have not started a single seed any other way for 20+ years.

I'm hoping to finally plant some front foundation beds this spring. Two years ago we took out the way-too-big shrubs after talking about it for 25 years, but then my daughter's wedding, a few family deaths, the pandemic and job losses kept putting the garden on the back burner. So once I get my seed orders out of the way I'll turn to the plant catalogs. It will still take a few years to be able to afford the front beds, but I'm looking forward to at least getting started!

:)

Dee

@mazerolm_3a - Good luck wintersowing!!! I have wintersowed for the last few years and have learned so much. I really have to wach the spring rains.I have had many failures but I think of it as a way to learn what works for you. Last year I put more holes in my containters to drain and that helped. I have to sow all my veggies and they start small but soon catch up after planting.

I have ordered all my wanted seed already for next year and swore myself off the 2022 catalogs but I know I will look and dream of a bigger yard to plant. My mother in law says the catalogs are all so pretty. haha! She is right; just looking will put you in a better mood.

Thanks @diggerdee zone 6 CT and @Patti Chicago Zone 5b/6a for the encouragement! Both times my containers dried too quickly and someone recently recommended using regular soil instead of seed starting soil. I’ll start hunting down containers. The large milk jugs used by everyone can’t be found here.

Hahaha. I love it. Such helpful banter as the battle to keep up with my ocd ideal that I will never be as a fantasy gardener in the cotswolds and the zen/possibly lazy side who really does deserve to enjoy the garden and not ruin the fun by getting too nuts about it.

Also agreed that just looking at the catalogues or carrying around thinking I will read one more…all makes one happier.

So, I received a seed order from JL Hudson yesterday. Seed packets are labeled for 2022 retail. Did I place and receive a 2022 order in December of 2021?

I hadn't noticed that 'Saruma henryii' required multiple warm/cold cycles. I'm not sure if that means sow in plastic bag and cold/warm treat multiply (lol) or try it one cold period and plant in pot and see what happens (knowing pot probably can't fit back into fridge).