Winter Sowing: Advise newbie on specific seeds?

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Eleven
Royal Oak, MI (Zone 6a)

July 21, 2011 7:36 AM

Okay, so I've tried sowing seeds every couple of years (you know, in those little seed starter things), but they usually die from my neglect or ineptitude. This year, I think I have the time to do it right. I've gone through the catalog at http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/ and found several plants that should fill in some problem spots of mine. The rest of my garden is mostly shade, so working in dry sidewalk borders and full sun beds is just hard. Here's what I think I want to order:

Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fairy Snow' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/90689/
Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31658/
Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64964/
Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/123745/
Iberis gibraltarica http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53606/
Astrantia major 'Primadonna' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/74118/
Aquilegia 'Crimson Star' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31542/
Allium christophii http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/60/

Have any of your own seeds to recommend? Does anyone have any advice on when to sow any of these particular seeds? I'm definitely reading notes from the catalog but would love to here personal experiences. Have you had really bad luck with any of them? Have you had better luck just throwing them out in the garden instead of sowing in a jug? All comments welcome =)

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