The Fabulous Life of Ang

Almost time to plant!

As I enjoy another rainy Wisconsin afternoon I would like to share some fabulous gardening resources that have been valuable to me these past few years.

The very first thing I think about each year are seeds. This year one of my favorite things that came in the Christmastime mail was my Baker Creek Seed catalog. For the past 2 years, they have been my only seed source. The catalog itself is beautiful, the product quality and service is AMAZING. Here is their link:

http://rareseeds.com/

This year we will also be making our sunflower house with their seeds and attempting to add some color to the pink ribbon garden with their dahlias.

Next I start patiently waiting for news from UW-Green Bay, my alma mater, on their annual spring plant sale. If you have never attended, you don't know what you are missing. The crowd gathers early to pick-up a ticket for admittance later in the morning. The plants are all heirloom, many are rare and unable to be purchased anywhere else. As for their quality, I have had amazing results over the past years no matter what variety I selected. My favorite plant from last year was lemon basil. Here is a link to their details:

http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/plantsale/index.htm

I would tell you what time I am showing up at the sale on Saturday morning, but that may cut down on my chances of getting into the greenhouse with the first group!

Another very obvious resource for me is:

http://www.organicgardening.com/learn-and-grow

Filled with amazing stories, resources and ideas, I consider this the key to our organic gardening success.

I am looking very forward to a weekend filled with shopping, planning and planting and hope you are too!