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The annual mind boggling task of making up seed orders is underway. As expected, the list has grown wild and a severe trimming will be required to get it under control. There just isn’t enough room in the greenhouse or the yard to start all of the seeds that are currently on the list.

Plants for our container gardens (thirty-seven last season) dominate the order list, with herbs a close second. This year I’m toying with the idea of growing drying flowers again. Vegetables, shamefully, are few (who has time to can and freeze anymore?). A couple of houseplant varieties have even made it onto the list.

Every year I promise not to order so many seeds .Every year, I break that promise and don’t doubt the same scenario will be played out again this year. The next couple of weeks will be a frustrating, hair pulling time.

When the seeds orders begin arriving, I’ll be kicking myself for the seeds I did not order. Once the seeding has begun and the greenhouse fills up, I’ll be kicking myself for ordering order so many seeds. As the planting out starts, I’ll be questioning my sanity. But, come June, when everything is planted and growing and blooming like crazy, I’ll be reminded why this obsession with gardening is worth it.