Sow what

Well, I
said

This year would be
different

An end to order-
ing; seed lust border-
ing on a mani-
a for which there's no cure

But then they came

Select Seeds,
Fedco, Pinetree

Tantalizingly
beckoning, siren
songs calling to me

Variegated po-
lygonum kissing over
garden gates

Wave at me pet-
unias

Salvia argentea,
splendens, coccinea
and farinacea to
save me

'Orange Fanta-
sia'
'Bright Lights'
'Black Velvet' and
'Lemon'

'Envy'
my zinnias
and soybeans
of green

The plumèd
celosia and
ama-
ranth love-lies-bleeding

Rows of
merlot for lettuce

Pass down the heirloom
Amish snap peas climb up
when the tulip's in bloom

Snap-
dragons
'Liberty'
launching 'Rocket'

'Dia-
mond' eggplant, 'Burgundy'
okra, squash
'Magda' cousa

Somniferum
pa-
paver,
calendulas,
consolidas, mal-
vas

A hundred packets of seed
You may de-
ride my greed

SO WHAT

Miles and Eddie, I am sow, so sorry.

Comments

[Julana]

I got mine 5/$1 at Walgreens. :-) So far.

[Chan S.]

Best deal ever, Julana. Happy sowing!

[Reading Dirt]

Very nice! Aren't the names of our garden plants sooo tempting? My husband and I once strolled through a botanical garden, reading the names of plants, and pondered using them as names of people in a send-up of a 40's noir detective story. The only one I can recall now was Rose Hips, the stripper... hmm...

[Chan S.]

Thank you, R.D. Yes...the world of plant names adds a whole 'nother dimension of fascination in the garden, as far as I'm concerned!