I ordered these in the fall and I cannot sort where I planted them. Truly my only reckless move of 2019

Speaking of all my reckless moves, my first seed order for the new year was from marginally reputable Pinetree Garden Seeds. They’re American but ship here. Will border agents incinerate it as contraband? Will the seeds be dead or completely mislabeled (there was a 50/50 split on recent reviews). WE WILL SEE. But also just look at these thunbergia:

Get ready for a collection of photos with lots of odd white space which also lends to my theory that this website is a front and if I get anything in the mail it will be less than the magic beans I paid for…

I also panicked and ordered from a Canadian farm (Edgebrook) that seems established in every way EXCEPT that their online seed company just opened a few months ago aaaaaand who is to say how things are going to go with that. Most signs point to it being a complete scam. Obviously I weighed my options carefully and just to be on the safe side ordered TWENTY seed packs. Why.

Last but not least, the local crew at Annapolis:

It’s nice to have these photos all in one place where I peep them en masse and sad-smile.