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Welcome to the Photo Gallery Portal. Galleries are sorted into three sections: Living Plants, Gardening Methods, and Making Containers.

FAQs
Living Plants
Emerging Perennials

Identify common perennials by their earliest foliage.

Flower Galleries

Sorted by color, these flip-though galleries have growing information too.

Green Tomatoes

Photos of developing green tomatoes germinated by Winter Sowing.

Ripe Tomatoes

Photos of ripe tomatoes germinated by Winter Sowing.

Saving Seeds
Learn to save seeds from your favorite garden plants.
Seed Storage Gallery

There are many ways for Winter Sowers to store their large cache of seeds.

Seedling Photo Gallery

Alphabetically sorted...this growing gallery will help you identify your seedlings.

Seeing is Believing

WinterSown seedlings really are hardy!

Tomato Leaf Scans

Leaf scans of tomatoes germinated by Winter Sowing.

Life of a Poppy Bed

Our friend, Wild Garden of Virginia, shows her poppy bed from start to finish.

WinterSown Butterfly Bushes

Mary of Utah shares her letter and photos of Butterfly Bushes she grew from seeds that came in her Six Pack SASE!

Gardening Methods
Improving your Soil

Turn some organic material into your soil.

Transplanting Tomatoes

Transplant small and early with open-topped hotcaps made from water bottles.

Tomatoes

For growing tomatoes.

Making Containers
Donn's Photos
Our friend Donn of Amityville shares his Winter Sowing photos.
Loot Bag Tents

Dollar Store Loot Bags, water bottles and foil pans make clear containers.

Photo Share

See what other Winter Sowers are doing with their flats.

Photographer Phred

How-to photos for making flats from common recyclables.

Sowing a Large Container
Large styrafoam packaging makes great Winter Sowing containers.
Tomato Cage Germination Tunnel

Learn to make a germination tunnel using tomato cages for cover support.

Umbrella Hoophouse

Our friends, Tazdevyl and TazdevylDad, make a cover with umbrellas and a dropcloth.

Water Bottle Tepees
Common discards find a new life as Water Bottle Tepees.
Wire Shelving Germination Tunnel
Use salvaged wire shelves and clear vinyl to make a germination tunnel.
Bonus Gallery!

Dale Chihuly Exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden.

Selected photos from the set-up of the exhibition.

Roses We Love

Roses are a favorite flower of nearly all gardeners. See our favorites!

Winter Sowing Posters
Print them out to share and use!
Wendy's Winter Sowing Greeting Card

Copy and paste the images into the greeting card template of your favorite graphics program, print them out and share the joy!

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