Over the years, I have fine-tuned our Spring/Summer flower gardening program. Someone else handles the seed germination these days. Ebay is my go-to for starter plants. After the holidays — when the winter winds are in full swing — I review my notes from the past growing season, peruse inspirational photos from mail-order gardening catalogues, and binge watch our favorite gardener — Laura LeBoutillier of @gardenanswer — to develop each new season’s flower gardening plans. When a color theme is chosen, the mail-order catalogues are pitched and the online searching, bidding and buying process goes into full swing.