Today’s Giveaway: Annie’s Annuals
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 24, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 64 Comments
Back when a few of us were giving away compost tumblers, one of my Twitter pals said something along the lines of “why aren’t plants ever given away in these gardening giveaways?” Very true — what is gardening without all of the plants? And if it’s uncommon, insanely gorgeous plants you want, you can’t do better than Annie’s Annuals.
With everything from annual flowering plants, veggies and herbs, grasses, shrubs and succulents (and more!) Annie’s is one of those sites I can get happily lost on for a very long time (how many times has my productivity been ground to a halt because Elayne from Annie’s tweeted a link to an absolutely stunning plant on their website? Too many — once I’m on the site, I’m there for a while, dreaming.)
So I’m really excited that Annie’s has very generously donated a $50 gift certificate to one very lucky ITGO reader!! Huge thanks to Elayne from Annie’s for making this possible — I really appreciate it!
What do you need to do to win this fabulous prize? Visit the Annie’s Annuals website and tell me what you’d buy (just one item — you don’t need to give me your whole shopping list here 
) The winner will be selected by random number tomorrow morning. Only residents of the contiguous 48 states are eligible, and I’ll need your comments by midnight. Good luck!!
UPDATE: We have a winner! Lucky #4 is Diane from The Garden of Live Flowers! Congrats to Diane, and thanks so much to everyone who commented!
Thanks again to Annie’s Annuals for their generosity. Be sure to visit them on the web and get happily lost for a while. You can also find Annie’s on Twitter and Facebook.
I’d try Anthriscus sylvestris
‘Raven’s Wing’
Looks like it would be a great companion plant to the light green Hosta beds we have.
The Drama Queen Poppy. I’ve been wanting to add those to my corner flower bed.
I would try: Emilia javanica “Lady’s Paintbrush”
I’ve been dreaming of Verbena bonariensis. What could be better than a self-seeder?
Pericallis papyracea. Sweet flowers in the shade? Sure!
Have to go with the Dwarf Mouse-eared Tick-seed. I know just where to put it.
I would stock up on vegetable seed packets, especially the peppers, herbs and corn.
I’d opt for a rare variety like the Eccremocarpus Scaber Tresco Gold vine. My second choice would be the Echeveria Subrigida. NICE!
Being a tomato lover; I would love to try “Pink Berkeley tie dye”
Annie’s is AWESOME! One thing I’d get is something I’ve always admired in other people’s gardens – Angelica stricta ‘Purpurea’.
The Canna “Paprika” reminds me of my mother’s garden.
I’d order Aeonium hierrense (I’ll probably order it anyway) – love it! Doesn’t everyone need more plants to bring in the house for the winter? I sure do!
I’d pick Brugmansia (Double White). Beautiful blooms and very fragrant!{=
I think I’d have to go with the Nigella hispanica “Curiosity” that has been on my wishlist for a while….
I’d pick up a Calceolaria cana . The flower is so beautiful. Being an orchid lover doesn’t help either.
Gosh, it’s so hard to choose! But I just got done saying on my own blog that I’d like to try Scabiosa ochroleuca again, so I’ll go with that. But if I really won the $50 gift certificate, I’d spend a lot more time making my selections!
Corydalis sempervirens – they’re so cute! And they would be perfect for my shade garden that needs a little more color.
Epiphyllum ‘King Midas.’ Plus a couple other things, if they were available or could become available anytime in the near future. (Puya alpestris, Agave attenuata)
Man, this is the hardest entry yet, trying to pick one fave. I’ll go for Geum coccineum ‘Borisii’ because I love geum and it’s so cute!
Happy Blogversery! Did I mention that you are awesome.
I have a wish list at Annie’s as long as my arm but I ‘m torn between the Kennedia nigricans “Black Coral Pea” and the Nicotiana ‘Hot Chocolate’
Clarkia unguiculata ‘Salmon Princess’
It was really hard to pick just one.
I would get Solanum muricatum “Pepino Dulce”
How on earth can I pick? I love the color of Heuchera “Marmalade” – let’s go with that!
I have a huge wish list going at anniesannuals.com. But I’ve been dying to try Mimulus naiandinus ‘Mega’ “Spunky Monkey”.
I’d like the kiwi vine! I’ve always wanted to grow them…I hope I win!
I would purchase the Coleus blumei ‘Black Dragon’. What a neat color!
Oh there’s so much, but the Impatiens sodenii ‘La Vida Rosa’ caught my eye today
Cussonia paniculata
“Mountain Cabbage Tree”
I’m totally down for Dr. Seuss in my yard…
I would choose Western Giant Hysop. It looks like it would keep the hummingbirds happy.
I love Annie’s Annuals! Here’s my wish plant – Agropyron magellanicum “Blue Wheat Grass,” Don’t you love the color? And hardy too.
I’d pick from Annie’s CA natives: on the first page, my choices would be Showy Milkweed, Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’ and Aquilegia formosa, and I’m still in the A’s. So much to choose from!!!
Oh oh! White current tomato, please!
Alcea ficifolia ‘Black’ “Black Fig-leaved Hollyhock”
Mine may be a very basic plant, but I’ve had Asclepias cordifolia “Heart Leaf Milkweed” on my list since I found out about natives! Plus, I need some color to convince the butterflies to stick around.
I got my only Annie’s plant at the Flower and Garden Show this year. Nicotiana Alata ‘Lime Green’. She’s going to seed and still flowering!
Thanks for such an awesome chance!
Oo. So many to chose from.
I’d try this one:
Watsonia tabularis “Table Mountain Watsonia”
and see if it can grow in the low desert!
So beautiful.
Antirrhinum majus commonly known as‘Chantilly Peach’ would be the one for me!
Euphorbia myrsinites “Donkey Tail Spurge” would have to be on the list… thanks…!!
I would get Passiflora sanguinolenta.
I had this Passion Vine last year, which was a beauty but it got killed off by frost.
Aloe africana!
Salvia clevelandii is something I would buy from Annie’s Annuals. It has such a great scent and beautiful delicate flowers!
If must pick only one, the Mina lobata
“Exotic Love Vine” ~ I’ve never seen anything like it!
What a cool giveaway! I would get a Papaver glaucum “Tulip Poppy”. It’s really pretty.
Glaucium grandiflora!
I would get Salvia ‘Jean’s Purple Passion’, cause I’m nuts about the sage plants.
Cuphea oreophila would go so well with all my other cupheas. Please choose me.
THanks, Sandra Whisler
…insanely gorgeous plants is right! I would love a Calandrinia spectabillis for starters. I am reclaiming a barren yard from the deer and gophers. So far, so good. I love seeing the bees and hummers visit!
If I won an Annie’s Gift Certificate, the first plant that I would get is, Verbascum bombyciferum ‘Artic Summer’. It has velvety grey/white foliage with a spike of bright yellow flowers. Truely a show stopper in my neighborhood.
I’d buy Rhodochiton atrosanguineum because it’s truly gorgeous and I haven’t grown it in many years.
Kiwi! Totally!
Calceolaria mexicana is the plant for me!