If you love rare or historic flowers, or romantic cottage flowers reminiscent of an earlier time … then you will adore Annie’s Annuals.
Based in Richmond, California, this charming garden center and mail order company has won fans from around the United States for its delightful annuals, perennials and California native plants. The pink flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘Claremont’) shown above is one example of Annie’s Annuals’ amazing collection. This gorgeous plant is a real hummingbird magnet, as you can see. Enter to win a $50 gift certificate for Annie’s Annuals in today’s Spring Fling Garden Giveaway!
Above is one of the gorgeous demonstration gardens you’ll find at Annie’s Annuals. It features a romantic scene with Delphinium belladonna ‘Cliveden Beauty,’ Alonsoa meridonalis ‘Apricot’ and Heliophila longifolia.
Below is a garden packed with delightful flowers like baby blue eyes (Nemophila menziesii); Dianthus carthusianorum ‘Clusterhead Pink’; and yellow tufted poppies (Eschscholzia caespitosa). Just behind these charming cottage garden flowers are the fragrant white ‘Krystal’ columbine (Aguilegia caerulea) and ‘Rodeo Rose’ lupines (Lupinus succulentus). All images copyright Annie’s Annuals.
Win Prize: Here’s your chance to win another great prize from the Spring Fling Garden Giveaway. Annie’s Annuals is giving away a $50 gift certificate today to a lucky Seasonal Wisdom winner.
How to Enter! Just leave us a comment below and tell us which Annie’s Annuals plant(s) you like from their collection, and why. That’s all you have to do to enter this contest to win a $50 gift certificate. Please note: This random drawing is open to US residents only. Just hurry … this giveaway ends at midnight tonight, April 7, 2011. Please provide some way for me to reach you, in case you win. Good luck.
Speaking of luck, 
if you are fortunate enough to live near Richmond, California, don’t miss Annie’s Amazing Spring Party on April 9-10, 10 AM to 5 PM. They have lots of fun activities planned, from kid’s events and expert lectures to raffle prizes. Plus, there are those dreamy demonstration gardens, which can’t help but inspire and instruct the rest of us.
Coming Next: There’s still time to win a prize in the Spring Fling Garden Giveaway and it’s a big one! Tomorrow, April 8, Seasonal Wisdom is giving away a Greenland Gardener raised garden kit and planting kit. Don’t miss it!
Update: Thanks for your interest. This random drawing is now closed.
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We are loving the Blue Honeywort for its ease of growth and beautiful blue-green blooms.
Thanks Sprout. Doesn’t Annies Annuals always have gorgeous plants. I’ll have to look into the blue honeywort. Thanks for sharing! Good luck in this random drawing!
The Rocky Mountain columbine is a fantastic color! I don’t think I’ve ever seen quite that shade before. Love it!
Carmen: I love columbines too, especially in early spring. Good luck in the random drawing!
Iris douglasiana, ‘P.B.’nJ.’ … that is definitely on my wish list this year! I just adore iris and all the different species that are available.
Jules, May you get all the irises you desire this spring. Good luck in this random drawing, and thanks for sharing.
They have agave! Wow! I’m so impressed! I’d go for that! Heck…I’d go for any beautiful flowers, but you know me! I think any of the edible ones especially! Thanks for the chance to win! I’d love to offer this to my readers as well if they’re looking for more blogs to promote with.
Hi Chef Stephanie: Yep, they have a lot of beautiful drought-tolerant plants, as you can see. I do recall you love edible flowers. That’s how we met, if I remember right. Good luck in this random drawing, and happy spring.
Oh goodness, well, to start – Geranium ‘Bill Wallis’ is my new plant boyfriend. Love those purple blooms! And Asarina ‘Sky Blue’ is deliciously pretty. And my goodness, her California poppies and blue foothills penstemon and the Hello Kitty eraser plant… I could spend $50 in a heartbeat.
Genevieve: I know exactly what you mean! Too bad I’m disqualified from entering this giveaway. 😉 Good luck to you.
ALL OF THEM 😉 but the Aquilegia chrysantha ‘Yellow Queen’ , really caught my eye! We just bought our house last spring so I have a clean slate to fill, I am soo excited this Spring because last Spring I was only able to do a few things. I was too busy unpacking boxes and taking care of the inside.
Chrissy: Congrats on the new house, and have fun in the garden this year. Thanks for entering this random drawing, and good luck!
I love Annie’s Plants, and one reason is the bountiful way the look-they literally “leap” off the pages of the catalog. My personal fav is the Poppy, in all it’s varieties and splendor. Like big, pastel cones of soft serve ice cream.
Karen, I adore poppies too, and Annie’s Annuals has a tremendous collection. So many poppies, so little room. Good luck!
Antirrhinum majus ‘Double Azalea Apricot’. Love the apricot snapdragons!
Woodwife, I love apricot snapdragons too. They really pop in the garden border, don’t they? Thanks for entering and good luck!
Adore the pink flowering currant- reminds me of Jane Austen, proper English tea and all things dainty. Plus it’s a hummingbird magnet!
Samantha, Isn’t that pink currant a stunner? I love your description. Good luck in this random drawing!
I love these! I think that Fuchsia ‘Nettala’ would be beautiful in front of our south facing home!
Shellee, Those fuchsia would look great in front of many homes. Good luck in the random drawing, and thanks for entering!
Love the currant and fuchsia’s
Nenette, good luck in this random drawing, and thanks so much for sharing.
The succulents! Can’t pick just one. Living in Scottsdale we have a xeriscape frontyard and wish I could add more unusual succulents…..they are like artwork.
Stacie: I agree. Succulents are so graphic. In a good way… 😉 Good luck in the giveaway!
I have never grown artichokes .It’s been on my list..would love to try Annie’s Artichoke ‘Carciofo Romanesco’ Fingers crossed! Beautiful photos
Artichokes are beautiful in the garden, even if you don’t want to eat them! Good luck, Debbi.
I have a soft spot for poppies so I would love to plant Papaver ‘Danebrog’. They would be a standout in any garden!
I agree Jessica. Those are beautiful. Good luck!
Lime green nicotiana, of course. The shape, to me, is reminiscent of Persian carpets. The color, well, you can’t have too much lime green. Plant it with orange and white…ah!
You know, Anna, I’ve been lusting after that plant too. Ever since Annie wrote an article in Fine Gardening and showed a picture. That color is wonderful. You’ve convinced me to buy one. Thanks! And good luck…
I’m in love with Annie’s Annuals Bachelor Button ‘ace of spades’ Dianthus ‘chomley farrin’ and all their Clarkias are swoon worthy!
Sheila. You have great taste. I love all those flowers too. Good luck in this random drawing.
They have the best selection of dianthus , can’t pick just one. I love Pinks and hope to go by soon to get some.
Annie, Thanks a bunch for sharing your favorites. Good luck to you!
There are so many I love. Right now I am enjoying “Richmond’s Pride” chard I bought last year. It’s doing well and it is so yummy – I put a layer in a lasagna and it was great. Thanks for this opportunity to win the gift card.
Yum, Jackie. I love chard too. Good luck with the giveaway, and thanks for sharing.
I’ve had their currant tomatoes (both the red and white) on my wish list for what seems like forever. Hopefully they’ll get them back in stock one of these days – I’ve been itching to try something new and different in my tomato garden!
Good luck to you, Sandy, on both the tomatoes and the giveaway. Thanks for dropping by.
Why do I have to choose…it’s too hard! If I could import all of Annie’s to San Diego, I’d be a happy plant geek! But if I hafta…Alonsoa ‘Apricot’ probably makes me happiest. I love the color. I love the airy stems. It’s just a cool plant. BTW…$50 is only going to get me into trouble…there will be more afterwards!
Barb, I know it’s hard to choose just a few favorites. I love that apricot color too. Thanks for coming by. Good luck!
My favorite Annie’s plant is Cuphea ‘Minnie Mouse’ Those tiny black ears!!!!!
How can you go wrong with Minnie Mouse? 😉 Good luck Lisa!
I just love Cerinthe major in my garden, i grew them from seed from Annies. They line my entryway, i love their whimsical appearance, the way they seem to dance in the wind, they are always in bloom and everyone always asks about them! I also have paired in some of Impatiens flanaganae and when they are all in sync together, its just breath taking. When i am walking to my house and see them all in bloom, swaying in the wind, it takes any bad mood i am in and turns it into a calm, relaxing mood. Plants can really set the mood, any mood and i feel i have created this mood with the help of Annies Annuals! Now, i have never visited the nursery, because of my location, but i would love to win a gift card to Annies and be able to buy the “real” plants, instead of the seeds here at osh! Don’t get me wrong, seed’s from Annies are fool proof, although i don’t consider myself too much of a seed guy, i’m more of a “plant it and enjoy” it kinda guy!
Love that idea of plants setting a mood, Warren. I agree. Good luck in this random drawing.
I love that I am within driving distance of Annie’s, it’s a great resource for the Bay Area. I adore the black fig leaved hollyhock. It would look amazing in my Halloween themed garden.
Wow, lucky you! I’m intrigued by your Halloween-themed garden. Thanks for entering.
I love the ‘Baby Blue Eyes’
The way they plant them under all of the tulips and foxglove at Filoli Gardens is PERFECTION.
Sara, I can just picture it. I love that wildflower too. Good luck!
I’m obsessed with Annie’s Puyas among other things! Love that place.
Jen, it sounds like you’ve been already. Lucky you. Thanks for stopping by.
Passiflora Membranacea (sp?). It’s rare and very beautiful, like Annie Hayes herself.
Great Sharon. Hey, thanks for entering the giveaway. Good luck!
I’ve been in love with all of their poppies ever since I got the catalog. I’m especially in love with the Greek Poppies. Such a nice change from the standard orange poppies everyone in my area grows.
Greek poppies sound luscious. I’ll have to research them sometime. Good luck!
Oh, where to start or stop!!! I suppose if I had to choose, it would be the delphinium belladonna” Cliveden Beauty”–such a favorite of mine for many years ! Its vibrant color and fairy like flowers greet me each day with joy and enthusiasm –and so long lasting too! I love to combine it with the apricots and lime greens! I find all your flower beds a manifestation of an artist’s dreams! And though I live in the mountains, one day I will find my way to visit you! Carry on!
Another Annie’s Annual fan! Thanks Lucinda, I’ll make sure they hear your message. Good luck!
A sucker for any and all foxglove, I am in love with “Rusty Foxglove” and “Pam’s Choice” – – which looks like it should join Doll’s Eyes in a horror movie garden somewhere.
Caroline: I love that picture. Thanks for sharing. Good luck!
I’m new to gardening, and my favorites so far are Dianthus….ALL of them. Thanks
Thanks Karen. Good luck!
Annie’s plants are so big and healthy and packed so nicely for shipping that I’d probably be happy with anything! But I do have Lupinus regalis ‘Gallery White’ on my Annie’s wish list.
Good luck Ruth!
Annie’s Annuals offer cabbage trees which I can’t find here in the Denver area. The Denver Botanic Gardens have several big ones in pots and they look sort of Dr. Seuss-ish! I gotta order one from them.
Ooooh, Tim. I love Dr-Seuss plants. Good luck in the giveaway!
I love the Ribes you have up there…just starting a few cuttings of the same. Cute website!
Thanks Suzanne. I’m a fan of that Ribes too. Good luck!
I adore Annie’s Nemophila menziesii or “Baby Blue Eyes”. I’d put that with several varieties of the red/orange poppies. I love that color combo!
That sounds wonderful, Anna. Good luck in the giveaway!
Beautiful! I have had Annie’s showy milkweed in my wishlist for a year just waiting for a possible trip up north.
Jen: Milkweed is great for butterflies. Enjoy, and good luck in this giveaway.
Geranium pyrenaicum ‘Summer Snow’ – I would love it add it to my garden.
Sounds super Sue. Good luck!
One, you want me to choose one? I love Annie’s California Natives (their selection is amazing) and pulled out my front yard and converted it. Right now I am loving the spring California Natives – poppies and baby blue eyes and the other spring flowers that Annie’s encouraged me to plant (thankfully planted some in late fall, others the end of Feb when we had a break in weather). Soon the lupine will be blooming, along with the holly hocks (black of course) and then there will be the Delta Sunflowers. Oh, and how about the sweet peas? I’m thinking I need some counseling – maybe some Annie’s therapy?
Pam: Your garden sounds amazing. Congratulations! And good luck in this random drawing.
If you are a lucky one, you can go to their store, have a little red wagon to pull around and then just go crazy with 4″ inch pots of everything imaginable….. Love this place…. better than therapy
Nancy, I can just imagine. Have a good time. Thanks for stopping by.
I love that I live so close to Mission Hills Nursery in San Diego and I will get to meet Annie the end of this month!!! They are SD oldest nursery!!!! Fausto,Toni and Tiger are so gracious and knowledgable!!
See you soon,
Suzanne
Suzanne: Have fun with Annie this month. Good luck!
I love all of Annie’s plants because they are so healthy! Right now I love the 4 varieties of sweetpeas that are just starting to bloom. They smell amazing.
Kori, Sweet peas have such a wonderful smell. Good luck!
I love Annie’s plants and my favorite (if I HAVE to choose just one) is Papaver Commutatum or “Ladybird”. I love these because I have three children under the age of six and these look like Ladybugs and are so magical for the kids to watch bloom.
the pics on annie’s facebook page always make my day. i especially love Cuphea nelsonii ‘Wine Red’, chocolate soldier columbine, and the yellow jack in the pulpit
Sounds great, Rose. Good luck in the giveaway.
Would love to add to our Helleborous or Heuchera collection, and love the variety Annie has. Sure wish we lived closer to her business. I keep telling her she lives in the wrong ‘Richmond’.
Thanks – @SolakNC on Twitter.
Tom: I’m a big fan of Helleborus and Heuchera. Good luck in the giveaway.
I’d have to say my favorites from them have been Echium “Tower of Jewels” and the Blue Honeywort (since it blooms year round here!). And I’ll see them Saturday for their Spring party!
Hi Carri: So jealous! Have a great time on Saturday, and thanks for entering the giveaway.
I love the different papavers that Annie’s has (poppies). Iceland and California poppies are beautiful, but the other poppies are so unusual that you just have to have them for your garden. The blue cerinthe (honeywort) is also beautiful…blue green leaves with violet bell-like flowers.
Marina: Those papavers sound wonderful. Good luck in the giveaway!
Lusting after the “Homoglad hybrids” right now… Such a beautiful coral color… Would look lovely in my backyard flowerbed by the pool
Sounds swell, Nikki. Good luck to you in this random drawing.
I love supporting Annie’s — a truly awesome local business. I can’t believe it took me so long to find them: I livedtwo miles from them for nearly a decade before I knew who and where they were. Now, they are my first stop for gardening needs, especially plants. I’ll see some of you at their garden party this weekend!
So jealous Kristen. Have fun this weekend, and thanks for stopping by.
I love echium wildpretii. Beautiful Dr. Seuss-esque show-stopper.
Thanks Scott. I’ll have to check that plant out. I’m intrigued now.
Thanks for the being the industry leader and keeping the enthusiasm alive. Miss ordering from you weekly. Thanks again!
Hi Sharon: I’ll make sure Annie gets your message. Thanks for entering this giveaway.
Ooh, pick me, pick me! I love Annie’s. I don’t have a favorite but I
love Clarkia ‘Shamini’, Eriogonum or Red Buckwheat and Geranium maderense–none of which are hardy in my garden but still fun to have for a season. I love her catalog is fabulous and my wishlist is growing…
Oh, Grace. Thanks for your enthusiasm, and good luck in this random drawing.
Oh, I want the Emeryville cultivar of the native grape, to add to the Pt Molate monkeyflower I already have. How cool is it that they have varieties of California natives that are native to within 10 miles of where I live!
Royal ensign and baby blue eyes are my favorites.
Those baby blue eyes are so popular, Carol. Thanks for entering … and good luck!
I just brought home my bee family today, so with that theme on my mind, I would get a collection of Agastaches, which bees love and I would get them a watering dish in the form of the Froggy Bird Bath. My directions say to provide water for my bees and that dish the Froggie is holding up looks just right!
Diana: Good luck with the bees and in this giveaway. Thanks for visiting.
Carex comans ‘Bronze’, but I’m really into carex now anyway. What the world needs now is more carex!
Thanks Benjamin. Good luck to you! And thanks for stopping by.
I love Annie’s Annual! Lots of her plants won’t grow outside in my zone 5 but I have 8 south facing windows and lots of plants in pots. One of my favs is the Ranunculus. We can grow the Meadow Buttercup here in zone 5!!!! It stinks to be soooooooooooo cold!!!!
Joanie, Thanks for sharing your gardening situation. Enjoy the spring, and thanks for entering this random giveaway.
Poppys and wildflowers
Yep, Scott. Annie’s does poppies and wildflowers very well. Good luck!
I would love the Passiflora manicata ‘Red’ . I am in desperate need of a vine for the backyard and the arbor I just got last weekend. It really is a need, not a want:)
Barbara, gardening is often a need. I understand completely. Good luck in this random giveaway.
I love Annie’s Annuals! I got an order from them just a few days ago, but more are always welcome! I’d love to win this. I love all their California wildflowers, but I think if I won I would order Ceanothus ‘Tuxedo.’
Alison, It’s easy to love those California wildflowers. Thanks for participating … and good luck!
We live in the valley where it is HOT and dry. Last spring before the heat arrived I just fell in love with the pairing of Nemophila menziesii Baby Blue Eyes and Alonsoa Meridonalis Apricot. It made my garden look effortlessly romantic, when they got leggy, just hacked em back a bit, and in a week or two they were back to their amazing selves! I can’t wait to see my showy milkweed…waiting for those monarchs to come visit the garden. I LOVE ANNIES!!!
Nikole, That sounds beautiful. Thanks for sharing your gardening tips, and good luck in the giveaway.
My intention this year is to grow as many hummingbird plants as possible. I need one of those Ribes sanguineum ‘Claremont’ ! I’ll have to add it to my wish list. Lovely blog!
Thanks Shelley. Glad you like it! I love that Ribes sanguineum ‘Claremont’ too. Good luck in this random giveaway.
The Geum that I planted is in full bloom!
Congrats Lisa. Good luck in the giveaway
Since I’m no longer living in California, I have to pick carefully. Unfortunately a lot of the things I want at Annies are currently unavailable, like the Iris confusa. I really want that, as well as some Sedums. But, I also want the Pink Heirloom poppy. I love poppies.
Good luck Suzanne. I’m a big fan of poppies too. Thanks for stopping by.
I am going to Annie’s this weekend for the first time. I have a long list of plants I want to get there but the Puya berteroniana
“Turquoise Puya” “Blue Puya really caught my eye. I have never seen a plant that color before.
Kristi: I’m so jealous that you live near Annie’s. Have a great time, and good luck in the giveaway.
The lovely lupinus regalis Thomas Church is no doubt on everyone’s wish list; it’s at the top of mine! Just discovered Annie’s in my mailbox here on the east coast a few weeks ago and am just ecstatic! The first batch of 8 perennials with the most profuse root system ever for mail order plants have just been planted in the garden and there are so many more to explore and enjoy…. Thank you, Annie!
Hi Diane: I’ve been hearing that a lot today that Annie’s has the best root system in mail order plants. I’ll pass along your message, and good luck!
Agave havardiana, of course! And why? Because I’m NUTS for agaves!! But really, I’m nuts for so many things at Annie’s!
Thanks Kylee. It’s easy to be nuts about these plants, isn’t it? Good luck to you, and thanks for stopping by.
I love all their plants, but especially the succulents!
Me too. Good luck Kelly!
It has to be the yellow tufted poppies (Eschscholzia caespitosa). Yellow is such a lovely spring color to burst through the last dreary days of a lingering winter.
Kathie: Those yellow tufted poppies are so popular. Thanks for sharing. Good luck!
I love all the different California natives. Really there isn’t one plant I don’t love. Love the flowers with long stems and small flowers.
Thanks for entering the giveaway, Gail. Good luck!
I love the pink currants because I love hummingbirds. Anything that gets then to stop by my house is welcome.
I’m with you, Jeavonna. I love attracting hummingbirds to the garden. Good luck!
I would really like to plant more rhubarb, like Annie’s Glaskin’s Perpetual.
Good luck Rachel. Thanks for sharing!
Cerinthe major purpurascens “Blue Honeywort” is one of my faves…. if anyone is looking for something that is *super* cool looking, easy to grow and fast to bloom – i recommend this very interesting plant!
hoping to make it down to Anni’es this weekend
Thanks Mary. I’ll definitely check out this plant … and have a great time at Annie’s this weekend. Good luck in the giveaway!
I <3 Annie's Annuals and especially love Echium Mr. Happy.
For obvious reasons 😉
Thanks for sharing, John. Good luck in this giveaway.
Delphinium belladonna ‘Cliveden Beauty,’ is so spectacular in an arrangement. That is what my gardening is all about, making the perfect flower arrangement to take to my friend, neighbor, mother, sister, bunco party, every time a delphinium is in my arrangements I get the best compliments and all my friends tell me I should go into the business. I even made bouquets for four of my coworkers one year on Mother’s DAy. They each paid me $25.00 for flowers (they brought me the vase)that would have cost them $95.00 from a florist.
Gardening is my passion right next to golf.
Cindy: That’s great that you are making such wonderful flower arrangements. Thanks for sharing, and good luck!
Oh Annie’s! I’d love to attend their Spring party this weekend, but I’ll be working at the Green Festival. Would I be so lucky to win, I’d choose from any of the deer-resistant agastches or salvias. My front yard is an established deer trail. It’s ok if they nibble…and they will! But, I need some more unattractive (to them!) flowering plants to replace the ever-aggressive weeds. Good luck so far with Hummingbird Sage among others. Thank you and Happy Spring 😉
Tithonia rotundifolia ‘The Torch’: I love this plant. It’s a great background plant in front of my house where I’ve planted a bee/butterfly/hummingbird friendly bed. The medium green color of my home makes the orange flowers pop. The butterflies love it as do all my neighbors.
That sounds awesome, Kevin. Thanks for entering the giveaway.
Cupids Dart looks so pretty and easy to grow! My kind of flower!
Leonora: Gotta love cupids dart! Good luck in the giveaway.
My current favorite is the lime green Nicotiana. I bought it at Annie’s Fall Party and it is blooming beautifully! I am soooo looking forward to going in to Annie’s this Saturday for the Spring Party too. (from Sac)
A friend from Sunnyvale is meeting me there and I can’t wait for her to see my favorite nursery!
I love Annie’s and appreciate their site turning me on to this blog as well. Annie & team just add so much fun to my life! Thank you all.
Hi Karen: I’m lusting after that plant too. Thanks for the tip. Have fun at the Spring Party, and good luck tonight.
Although I’m not usually a big fan of white flowers, I love the Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica). It really lights up my shady areas.
Diane: thanks for sharing. Good luck!
I’m growing Alonsoa ‘Apricot’ and Cerinthe “blue honeywort” together and it is the such an easy and gorgeous combo. I love to plant these two in the gardens of those I’m trying to bite with the gardening bug. You can’t go wrong! Part shade, full sun, dappled shade- it works in all these conditions for me.
Lydia: That sounds like a gorgeous combination. I may have to consider that one for myself. Good luck in the random giveaway!
Oh, jeez…I love everything at Annie’s! Especially at this time of the year, my favorite is the Lime Nicotiana. I have one big, bright bloom right now that looks like a child’s sunshine. I’ve had my eye on the Aquilegia ‘Krystal’ for a couple years now… $50 would make for a nice mass planting 😉
Lisa, I’ve heard lots of love for the Lime Nicotiana today. Good choice. Thanks for entering the giveaway!
The four Bird’s Eye (Gilia tricolor) that I bought from them in the Fall are blooming like CRAZY in my backyard right now. I absolutely love that it has BLUE POLLEN!
Rachael, blue pollen, that’s amazing. Good luck in the giveaway!
I am salivating over Angelica gigas and Angelica stricta ‘Purpurea’ as I think their bold, big leaves and deep violet flowers are exquisite.
Thanks for sharing Sally. Good luck!
I planted a couple of their “Ladybird” poppies and they are doing FANTASTIC! I wish I had picked up more because they are just about to put on an awesome show.
Wow, Kathryn. They sound beautiful. Good luck in the giveaway!
Exciting plants I see at Annie’s include the Brodiaea capitata and californica. I’d like to get them established back on my hot hillside as natives. I am wondering if they could complete with the wild rye and also if they are deer resistant?
Debra: Thanks for sharing. I’m not sure about your questions. I’ll forward them on to Annie’s. But just in case, you might want to visit their website or facebook page and ask them directly. They are very friendly and will definitely help you. Good luck in this drawing!
My most favorite plant is Ribes Sanguineum. Growing up in Inverness I remember it’s strong appealing scent as I would brush against it climbing on Mt Vision. While studying botany at Sonoma State I learned it’s genus and species while learning to key out plants from the Jepson. I have since planted it in my garden and those of friends and every spring enjoy the magic of it’s blossoms.
Gretchen: Thanks for sharing your favorites, and good luck in this giveaway!
I am wanting the zalzuskya, “midnight candy’, ever since my friend grew it last year. It bloomed all winter, leaving the scent of vanilla cake batter near her front door. She even took it inside at night to put by the bed, just so she could smell it!
Cindy: That’s hilarious, but I guess that smell is pretty tempting. Enjoy! And good luck in this giveaway.
Right outside, by the doorstep or our new house, I put in a Ursina anthemoides, ‘Solar Fire’ which I got with the gift certificate my sister got me for Christmas. It is so triumphantly bright and cheerful! It is pure joy to see it.
Jinny, It’s always nice to have a cheerful entrance to your home. Thanks for the plant tip, and good luck in this random drawing.
currently, My favorite is the Minoan Lace flower. Planted one about two months ago, and it is big and blooming!!!
Lovely, Cathy. Thanks so much for sharing and good luck!
I like the Polygonym orientale- “Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate”. It is a great re-seeder, but sadly, mine pooped out last year, and no seeds came up. When I use it in flower arrangements, its always a big hit.
Laurie: I agree! My neighbor grew ‘Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate.” And it’s such a lovely, old-fashioned plant that you rarely see anymore. Too bad it didn’t reseed. It typically goes a bit crazy here — not that my neighbor minded. She loved it! Good luck in this giveaway.
I’m really excited about my Verbascum ‘Cotswold King.’ I had never mailordered plants before and I decided I just had to have it. As far as I can tell, Annie’s is the exclusive seller of this fine English Verbascum in the U.S. which makes it even more special. Mine is just getting ready to to bloom now and is covered with buttery yellow buds (so eager to see that first Yosemite Sam face when the buds open!). I find myself going out to admire it at every opportunity. I placed it in a choice spot – behind a white Prosperity rose and in front of a red Cramoisi Superieur rose. I’ve surrounded it with double salmon and purple single poppies (Lauren’s Grape) for a punch of color, Annie’s-style. This is hands-down my favorite plant in the garden and I’m proud to tell everyone that I mail-ordered it special from Annie’s 😀
Tara: Thanks for sharing. Your garden sounds fantastic and good luck with that verbascum — and this giveaway!
I’m in love with Annie’s Annuals. I lobe their collection of Hellebores, I started adding them to my garden about 5 years ago and I couldn’t be happier. They’re a great addition to my roses, foxgloves, forget-me-notes, and the other great items I’ve purchased from Annie”s…..some even from the Garden Show. My daughter and I are looking forward to the party this weekend Yay!
Have fun at the party this weekend, Leslie. I’m a big fan of hellebores too. Good luck in this random drawing!
calceolaria please!
Thanks James. Good luck in this random drawing!
My current favorites (of the many that I have) are the cream cups and the california buttercup. The buttercup has lovely lacy leaves and tiny yellow buttercups. It disappears and comes back every year and looks lovely with my low growing purple ceanothus. The cream cups are an annual with 1″ cream colored cups on light green plants. I wish they would reseed but I don’t mind having a reason to go to Annie’s every year to get more.
Mary Beth: That sounds just lovely. Enjoy your cream cups and buttercups. And good luck in this giveaway! Thanks for visiting.
Annie’s Annuals Rock!
I am in the process of “creating” my outdoor garden sanctuary after removing lots of weeds left behind by previous owner and ugly “junipers” ~ who plants junipers??? Not a true gardener, that is for certain! 
My garden could use some ANNIE’S! 
Color, color, color ~ Columbine, Clematis, Cosmos!. Oh boy, the list goes on… Love Love Love my Garden ~ it’s a work in progress with such reward in beauty to come! Will love it even more with some Annie’s Annual’s gracing my landscape…….. 
~Bloom on! From, HappyGardenGirl in California 
Naomi, You sound like a “Happy Garden Girl in California.” Keep enjoying the outdoors, and thanks for entering this random drawing! Good luck!
Snow-in-summer plants (Cerastium tomentosum) – is topping my long wish list…. I’ve tried before, but they got too wet…. I have a much better spot… under the roses… (which btw- UCBG also uses at a rose companion). Other faves baby blue eyes (Nemophila), & yellow toad flax. I got dry sun, shade & damp spots. What will survive it all is the constant quest…..:-)
Jennifer: I just planted some snow-in-summer too, and I’m adding more. Love that blue-green foliage. Love your other choices too. Good luck in this random drawing!
Ohhhh, I ♥ the selection of flowers Annie’s has. We live in a rural part of NE Washington where the landscape is primarily whatever grows wild along the hillsides: white achillea, toadflax (considered invasive but looks pretty..like yellow snapdragons), small purpler lupines, yellow balsamroot, mock oranges, assorted bunch grasses. They are pretty but I long for a conventional flower garden. So I don’t know which flowers I would choose. I’m not picky because at this moment…I don’t have ANY. I do love her choices of poppies, yarrow, lupine and columbine though. Is it wrong to want them all??? hee hee.
Karla: It sounds lovely where you live. We can understand why you’d want to pick pretty much the entire catalog from Annies’s. How can one choose just one? Good luck in the giveaway.
Wow, how to choose???Columbines, geraniums, poppies, I love them all! Thanks for the chance to win. Have you announced winners for the other days?
Hi Diana: Good luck choosing your favorite. I know it’s hard. Many of the winners have been alerted. The remainder will be alerted in the next day, and all winners will be announced publicly after the entire promotion is over. Thanks for participating!
I would have to say Poppies…any poppy will do, but if I could have poppies that kept popping up all year round, I’d be simply delighted! I love the colour range and how cheerful they are. The poppy is my personal harbinger of spring, although daffodils come pretty close. Oh and I must put in a word for Daphne odorata…that delicious scent…need I say more?
Bonnie, I’ve heard such wonderful things about the fragrance of Daphne odorata. And who doesn’t love poppies. Thanks for sharing, and good luck!
I have to say Mr. Happy is a favorite of mine! Always makes me laugh for it gives me a happy memory of my Mom. The last time my Mom visited before her death, she saw Mr. Happy at Annies and thought it was the funniest thing ever! She roared. Plus she loved it as a plant too! New Jersey had nothing like it! I got my obsession for plants from her so we had a special bond. We both never had enough! LOL
Mr. Happy will always have a home in my garden!
Kelley: Thanks for sharing your stories with Mr. Happy. No worries, your comment made it in time. That’s Mountain Time on my site. Good luck!
how do you choose from 347 different flowers on my wishlist from Annie’s ? sigh…… Passiflora membranacea oh how I wait to you grow and show me those flowers. Too bad Seattle is so far away from Annie’s. I at least visit and dream at the website through out the long days of winter
Shawn, I agree! It’s hard to choose. Good luck
Salvia Apiana “White Sage” is my favorite plant from Annie’s. It’s all over my yard (Sunset Zone 7, USDA Zone 9). Put them in the ground, water in, and walk away. White sage is simply the very best plant for that silvery look we all need for contrast and beauty around the garden. The flower spikes are just wonderful. I also grew them at our old house in Pacifica where they did just as well.
Hi Michael: Whenever I think of white sage, I think of California. Even though this giveaway is now over, thanks for sharing and hope to see you again.
Oh, I love the columbines – can’t tell which is my favorite – how can you choose between them? Oh, and of course, sages, and poppies, and – how can you ask for one when there are hundreds? Can’t have a garden with just one plant!!!!!
Thanks for sharing, kat. This giveaway is closed, but we appreciate your comment.
Love your lime green and chocolate nicotianas together. Will be visiting next week-end from Pasadena(just can’t stay away).
Ooh, lime green and chocolate sounds delicious. The giveaway is now over, but thanks for your comment. Happy gardening.
I love my iris; it’s bright yellow and orange is the most unusual iris I have ever had. I share the pictures on facebook every year when they bloom. I love the name tag, wish I could find it again, but thanks, it’s one of my favorites.
I love the Echinops ritro ruthenicus on Annie’s site because of the beautiful blue heads and their drought tolerance.
Can’t wait to go to day 2 of the Spring party at Annie’s tomorrow!
so when do you announce the winners?
I am so overwhelmed by the beauty I forget the names by the time I get to the submit area!
Okay, yellow tufted poppies. Am going to place an order.
I love the clarkias, the cosmos, agastache, and the selection of blue flowers she has. Its also worth the price to buy plants that self seed, especially the ones that are not native to my area. Heck, whats not to love about annies annuals!
Aren’t they wonderful, Deanne? Thanks for stopping by! Teresa
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