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INDEX: THIS PAGE HAS CATALOG LISTS FOR EQUIPMENT & FERTILIZERS, FARTHER DOWN IS OUTDOOR FLOWERS & FRUIT. THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE HAS THE INDOOR PLANT CATALOGS. THIS LIST WILL EXPAND AS I TRY NEW COMPANIES.
THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO MY LIST OF DEER PROOF PLANTS.
THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO THE PLANTS FOR DRY SHADE PAGE.
THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO INVASIVE PLANTS.
GREENHOUSE LINKS A nice place for you and your plants. And how about some Reference & Research Links too....
The Personality traits of garden club members and MORE WEBSITES FOR GARDENING
Please note also: this page lists all the reasons you should consider joining a garden club dealing in your favorite flowers. It's straight from the heart, I promise. In addition, this is where many more gardening links of special interest are located. Also this is where to find most of the individual gardener's websites that I've run across. Also some include tools for gardeners with arthritis or bad backs, sun and skin protectants, and much more. Enjoy!Let's Grow a BIG Garden Husband Bob's Way
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SOME OF MY FAVORITE CATALOGS
EQUIPMENT & FERTILIZERS, ETC. CATALOGS
GARDENS ALIVE!, 5100 Schenley Place, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025. 1-812-537-8650. Remarkable organic products that I use all the time. A complete source of some of the finest and hardest to find items. I feel this catalog is nearly irreplaceable in my nearly pesticide free garden. This year, 2002, has this company doing something revolutionary. They will now do sophisticated laboratory analysis of your soil samples and then will mix fertilizer and amendments for your exact soil compositon. In fact, since your soils can vary around your property you may wish to have even more specific mixes for various areas of your property. Research has shown that this is more important than any other step in optimizing your soils for plant growth. Plant growth can increase over 150% over simply using standard fertilizers. They are investing heavily in equipement for all this small batch custom mixing of over a dozen components as specified by your particular soils needs. This is a revolutionary advance in horticulture and deserves your attention. I wish them great success with this extraordinary service.
GARDENER'S SUPPLY COMPANY, 128 Intervale Road, Burlington, VT 05401-2804. PHONE:1-800-863-1700 A super company that test their own products on their own staff before they add them to their catalog. There is a lot to love here.
Plantskydd Animal Repellent This is the only herbivorous animal repellent I've ever used that absolutely works. It stops deer, rabbits, elk and probably elephants from eating your plants. Before I used this blood based product I tried everything else and the deer thought it was the "flavor of the week" as they adapted. They don't like the taste of blood in their salad evidently because my rose garden, hosta and lilies are now without a bite anywhere. And more amazing still is it only takes a few drops on the leaves to repel deer. There's no need to drench the plants with nasty bitter repellents that blow back on you and ruin your dinner. In addition to being non-toxic, the maroon spots fade away over the course of a week or so and what's more the plants use the stuff as a foliar fertilizer! Seriously, what more could you ask for? I've used it for over a year in a heavily deer infested area and my garden is gorgeous again so I went out and bought a gallon of the concentrate! In Oregon the Christmas tree farms use it and only spray every six months--it lasts that long in rain and sun. However, on fast growing garden plants like roses once every few weeks worked best for me. You'll find store locator links on the website. YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!
Spray-N-Grow, P.O. Box 2137, Rockport, Texas 78381. phone: 1-512-790-9033. One of the most amazing products to stimulate plant growth on the market. This stuff is incredible. I highly recommend it.
MAYBERRY SALES & SERVICE, INC., 232 Main Street, Port Murray, NJ 07865. PHONE: 1-800-696-1745. I found this company by hunting on the internet. I called them and the owner, Don Mayberry was on the phone. Direct and old fashioned "just folks" talking over the fence. They sell the HONDA HARMONY MINI-ROTOTILLER, the only one on the market with a FOUR STROKE ENGINE. This machine does everything the Mantis does but COSTS THE SAME and is FAR QUIETER and has NEGLIGIBLE SMOKE (none that I can see), is FAR EASIER TO START than a two stroke, and USES REGULAR GAS. They told me that when THEIR CUSTOMERS TRIED IT THEY BOUGHT IT TWENTY TO ONE OVER THE MANTIS. Their website is the only one on the net that compares the Mantis, Honda, and Troy-Bilt Mini-Tillers. This is just the right size for a normal sized home garden and is so quiet that the neighbors won't complain. It is much quieter that the leaf blowers even at it's loudest. You'll love this machine. I ran it through a year's worth of some of the roughest soil you could imagine and it came through with flying colors. It does things my old 5 HP Troy-Bilt couldn't begin to accomplish such as digging holes for trees and shrubs, digging out boulders (really!), and it does a great job creating fine tilth planter beds TWICE as deep as any of the big tillers. It is incredibly fast at mixing in soil amendments such as composted manure I use before each planting. One thing though. It only comes with "bolo-tines" similar to the Troy-Bilt. These are practically useless in heavy digging and clog with stones often. Buy the optional "digging tines" and remove the "depth" attachment and you'll have a tool that resembles a chain saw for the soil!
Lee Valley Tools, Ltd., P.O. Box 1780, Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13669-6780. PHONE: 1-800-871-8158. A catalog that has gradually getting better and better over the years to the point that I finally decided to include it in the list. Their seed starter is fancier than Gardener's Supply Company's but I prefer to use the 40 cell APS from Gardener's Supply. The Lee Valley one only has 24 cells. Otherwise I like this catalog.
A.M. LEONARD, INC., 241 Fox Drive, P.O. Box 816, Piqua, OH 45356. PHONE: 1-800-543-8955. How about a leaf blower that will blow leaves to the next block? HEAVY PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT HERE. GET THIS CATALOG AND CHECK IT OUT.
FrostProof.com This is a website for people interested in commercial products related to agriculture. Many of the products will be of interest to you because they designed for maximum efficiency and economy for large scale operations. Interesting and useful.
GardenPlans.com Handy with tools? Need a plan for a garden arch, a bench, a path? This website has plans you can download and use!
SeedPlanner.com This is a software program you can download to plan and manage your seed starting. For most home gardeners a simple calendar or spreadsheet would be fine. However, if you are a larger grower this software could be of use to you.
The Green Beam Are you a professional in the horticultural business? Check this site out for business trends, products, marketing and more!
Whitney Farms A recommended source for organically based soil improvement products widely sold in the Pacific Northwest.
Arborsmith Studios, 1607 West Cave Camp Rd., Williams, Oregon USA 97544, Mail to Arborsmith Studios- richard@arborsmith.com Richard Reames is probably the only purveyor of custom grafted "circus trees" in the world. Without any doubt you will be amazed at what you will find on his remarkable website. If you are looking for absolutely one-of-a-kind unique features in your garden, anywhere in the world, he will travel there and design and install and set up maintenance on the most talked about trees in the world. I highly recommend Richard if you have a need for this service.
Cliff Finch's Topiary ZooPO Box 54, Friant, California 93626, (559) 822-2315, info@topiaryzoo.com If you want to garden like they do in Disneyland here's your chance.
ClayLab.net This website will take you to a variety of companies offering Bentonite. If you are building a large pond and wish to use a natural non-toxic and non-plastic sealant this material is what you are looking for. It works.
The PVC Store , P.O. Box 924, Huntsville, AL 35804, Phone: 256-859-4957, FAX: 256-851-7723, E-Mail: Info@ThePVCStore.com This company deals through retailers but it's included here because of some of the exceptional things you may need that regular suppliers don't have such as five way PVC connectors. They also have a book on making PVC furniture.
Tree Pro Tree Protection Products 3180 W. 250 N., West Lafayette, IN 47906,
Phone: (800) 875-8071, Fax: (765) 463-3157. If you are planting trees in a wildlands area where deer and other herbivores could kill young trees you may wish to give these products a look.Coburn Topiary & Garden Art, Phone: 760-752-1077, Fax: 760-752-1002, email: charles@coburntopiary.com Exquisite custom garden art and topiary. A very nice website.
Inside Sun Co., 1272 Ridge Top Dr., Greenwood, Indiana 46142 Phone From 10am - 6pm (317) 345-1369, after hours (317) 345 1369, Email sales@insidesun.com An excellent source for your indoor lighting needs regardless of what you grow....
Mailorder Gardening Association, 5836 Rockburn Woods Way, Elkridge, MD 21075, 410-540-9830, 410-540-9827 FAX, Email: consumer@mailordergardening.com This is a group of mailorder nursery and garden magazine companies that meet twice annually to find better ways to serve you, the gardening consumer.
Gel2Root A revolutionary new way to root softwood cuttings!
OUTDOOR FLOWER AND FRUIT CATALOGS
Let food be your medicine and medicine be
your food. - Hippocrates
Grow
some of your own food and enjoy better health!
The Garden Watchdog This is an incredible resource for you to use to check the reliability and quality of just about any of the huge number of plant suppliers anywhere. Before you order you may wish to visit this website and check out the source you may wish to order from. The answer you'll get is based on the experience of others who have ordered from them before.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service Mail Fraud Complaint Form If you are ever defrauded of money here's the place to make the complaint to the government.
The Plants By Mail FAQ, maintained by Joe Robinson since 1995 and founded by Peter Leppik, 1994. Before continuing on with the following catalog sites for plants you may wish to peruse this website's information. It is a wonderful source of unadulterated feedback from real gardeners on their experiences with a huge number of plant related companies. You'll find nearly all of them here and I highly recommend you check out "The Comments" page and click on some of the companies mentioned. A great resource!
EDIBLE LANDSCAPING, 361 Spirit Ridge Lane, P.O. Box 77, Afton, VA 22920. PHONE: 1-800-524-4156. FAX: 1-804-361-1916. I just checked this link and for some reason it's down. For questions about their products call them at 1-804-361-9134. This company has a unusual selection of plants for your landscape. Specifically, all their stock has edible parts. In addition, the authors of this website have very considerately included detailed care information on their plants and even maps showing your USA Hardiness Climate Zones. They include some of their customer comments as suggestions. Check out their Citrus page which is excellent. They even have the hard to find LIMEQUAT too! Haven't ordered from them yet but I probably will soon!
Aesthetic Gardens, P.O. Box 1362, Boring, Oregon 97009. FAX: 503-663-6672. You will receive a toll free telephone number after your order is received. Aesthetic Gardens is a collective group of growers in the Portland, Oregon and Washington area. They are unusual in several ways. There is no print catalog, just an excellent website. The website represents a group cooperative of nurseries, and the many rare plants they offer come from nurseries that specialize in that particular plant. They get rave reviews on their packing and delivery of highest quality plants as well. Check out their amazing selection of thornless blackberries for example. There are more varieties here than any other source I've come across. These include many that just came into the market from Scotland. Worth a try!
PACIFIC TREE FARMS, 4301 Lynwood Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91910, PHONE: 619-422-2400. AND FAX: 619-426-6759. This catalog is a great source for new and rare plants and trees. One of these is a favorite of Martha Stewart (take an antacid when I mention her name) called the LIMEQUAT (FORTUNELLA JAPONICA X CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA). It's like a Kumquat that is Lime flavored and is really different.
DUTCH GARDENS, P.O. Box 200, Adelphia, New Jersey 07710-0200. PHONE: 1-800-775-2852. I like the pictures in this catalog and the quality is good.
ANTONELLI BROTHERS BEGONIA GARDENS, 2545 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, California 95062. phone: 1-831-475-5222. I am fortunate to live over the hill from this remarkable nursery. They literally produce the best begonias in the world. Butchart gardens gets their begonia seed exclusively from Antonelli's. They also have over a hundred varieties of fuchsias and have a mail order business. I was there in April for mother's day and got liner sized fuchsias for a buck each! Incredibly knowledgeable staff that were very helpful. They are unique and have my highest recommendation.
PINETREE GARDEN SEEDS, Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260. PHONE: 207-926-3400. I have ordered from this catalog many times. They are special in that they sell much smaller amounts of seed per packet at very modest prices. Their prices are probably the lowest you'll find but the quality remains very good. They are 23 years old as of 2002 and also have a variety of other plants, bulbs, and products at similarly excellent values. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS LITTLE COMPANY.
SEEDS OF CHANGE, P.O. Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700. PHONE: 1-888-762-7333. A very hip and politically correct, organic source for some unusual vegetables. For example are pumpkins grown specifically for the seeds. A little pricey but when you want something different you may find it here.
THE COOK'S GARDEN, P.O. Box 535, Londonderry, Vermont 05148. PHONE: 1-800-457-9703. This is a terrific catalog if you love to eat what you grow. GOOD VALUE. The varieties are chosen by the owners for the taste. Also for an appetizing appearance. I often use their catalog.
PARK SEED COMPANY, INC., 1 Parkton Ave., Greenwood, SC 29647-0001. PHONE: 1-864-223-7333. Park Seed was started by George W. Park in 1858 and it's been run by family ever since. As far as packing the seeds they are absolutely the best with their "Parkspack".The seeds are packed in foil sealed envelopes that preserve the seeds in ideal condition for years. The prices and selection are very good. They seem to get first dibs on most of the newest and best hybrids and cultivars. I've ordered from them since childhood.
WAYSIDE GARDENS, 1 Garden Lane, Hodges, South Carolina 29695-0001. 1-800-845-1124. This company is owned by Park Seed Company. It tends to be expensive by there are many fine plants here. Some are simply seed grown from the Park catalog. Nice descriptions.
PAPA GENO'S HERB GARDEN, 11125 South 14TH, Roca, NE 68430. PHONE 402-423-5051. A great little company for herbs. One of the rare places you can find the RARE ORANGE BALSAM THYME among many other interesting herbs. I get their catalogs through my e-mail. Always interesting. I've ordered several items from them which we use in our cooking.
BLUESTONE PERENNIALS,7211 Middle Ridge Road, Madison, Ohio 44057. PHONE: 1-800-852-5243. I've used this company a few time. The quality is excellent and the young plants are carefully packed. They have an excellent reputation and absolutely guarantee their plants to be first rate.
Fragrant Garden Nursery Sweet Peas P.O. Box 4246, Brookings, Oregon 97415. PHONE: 541-412-8841. E-mail: pat@fragrantgarden.com This is a terrific resource for growing sweet peas, one of my all time favorite flowers. Besides selling gourmet varieties there is excellent and instructive pages on seed starting, growing on, fertilizing and so forth.
Enchanting Sweet Peas, 244 Florence Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472 Phone: 800-371-0233. FAX: 707-829-5285. They also have a lovely small catalog and offer several group collections of seeds that offer big bang for the buck.
TERRITORIAL SEED COMPANY, P.O. BOX 157, COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424-0061. PHONE: 541-942-9547. A thick rich helping of flowers and vegetables. They've got a tremendous selection of garlics as well. Prices are a little higher than some.
HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS, 2902 Rufina Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505-2929. PHONE: 1-800-925-9387. This is the BEST SOURCE OF XERISCAPE PLANTS I've yet located. An exciting and modern catalog of DRY LAND plants. Prices are a bit high but the quality is fine.
GURNEY'S SEED & NURSERY COMPANY, 110 Capital Street, Yankton, South Dakota 57079. PHONE: 1-605-665-1930. I've ordered from this company since I was a child. Great value, low prices, an old fashioned catalog that is part of the furniture here.
TOTALLY TOMATOES, P.O. Box 1626, Augusta, Georgia 30903. PHONE: 1-803-663-0016. Over 300 varieties of tomatoes and some peppers too. Heirlooms, cherry, modern, it's all here. If you love tomatoes you've just found tomato nirvana.
SWAN ISLAND DAHLIAS, P.O. Box 700, Canby, OR 97013. PHONE: 1-503-266-7711. I think the catalog is $3.00 which is refunded with the order. A first class dahlia catalog. Excellent glossy pictures and reasonable prices. I've ordered from them and like them. Also I went to their dahlia festival on Labor Day weekend a few years ago-awesome sheets of colors!
MINGUS DAHLIAS, 7407 N.E. 139TH ST., VANCOUVER, WA 98662, 360-573-2983, E-mail: pjmingus@pacifier.com I visited Mr. Mingus this last summer ('02) and enjoyed the old time small fields for his production. It's the total opposite of the huge Swan Island and Connell dahlia operations. He has peacocks to pick off the bugs from the tops of the plants and Seabright chickens running the rows to pick off the little bugs and slugs at ground level. Very organic and it's a wonderful stroll through the blooms all carefully staked in the rows in late summer. The plants he showed me were often 5 and 6 feet tall (!) and he said that those were the ones being shipped this season. Nice folks, nice dahlias too!
Brent and Becky's Bulbs, 7463 Heath Trail, Gloucester, VA 23061, Telephone: (804) 693-3966, FAX: (804) 693-9436. This is a very well regarded bulb source with good prices and generally excellent service.
Bill the Bulb Baron, William R.P. Welch, P.O. Box 1736, Carmel Valley, CA 93924, Phone: (831) 659-3830, e-mail: billthebulbbaron@aol.com If you want Tazetta narcissus this is the man you want to talk to. Rare stuff and his own hybrids.
SOUTHMEADOW FRUIT GARDENS, P.O. Box 211-10603 Cleveland Avenue, Baroda, Michigan49101. PHONE: 1-616-422-2411. REMOVED FROM LIST BECAUSE OF HORRIBLE SERVICE DOCUMENTED ON GARDEN WATCHDOG.COM (OVER 90% NEGATIVE RATING)! DO NOT RISK YOUR MONEY WITH THIS COMPANY.
Trees of Antiquity, 20 Wellsona Rd. Paso Robles, CA 93446 Ph/fx (805) 467-9909 / 467-9909 Email: sales@treesofantiquity.com Excellent selection of apples, peaches and many other fruits and over 90% POSITIVE rating on GardenWatchDog.com. Besides that these are easy to talk to on the phone and order from. Nice folks say many customers.
SCHREINER'S IRIS GARDENS, 3625 Quinby Road. N.E., Salem, OR 97303-9720. PHONE: 1-800-525-2367 One of the best known companies in the iris business. Excellent catalog and first rate stock, big husky rhizomes that often loom the first season. They have an outstanding breeding program and have wonderful new iris varieties yearly. They currently are working hard on "reblooming" irises too. These bloom in spring and then once, sometimes twice again, the same year!
Connell's Dahlias 10616 Waller Road East, Tacoma, WA 98446. An excellent company. Their website is currently being worked on.
Naylor Creek Nursery, 2610 West Valley Road, Chimacum, WA 98325, (360) 732-4983. naylorck@olypen.com Specializing in hostas and an excellent variety of shade perennials.
SEQUOIA NURSERY, 519 East Noble Ave., Visalia, CA 93292, PHONE: (559)-732-0309, FAX: (559) 732-0192 This is Ralph Moore's Miniature Rose Nursery as well. Ralph is one of the great legendary figures in the rose world because he developed the miniature rose as we know it today. His brilliant mind has also created several other classes of roses including the groundcover roses, the one and only true yellow Rugosa called Topaz Jewel, and so many other varieties I couldn't begin to list them all. He's owned the nursery since1937, over 65 years doing careful genetic crossing to offer you some of the most useful and beautiful roses anywhere. And besides all that, anyone who knows him will tell you that he's also one of the kindest and most energetic 96 years olds in the world! In addition I've found they even have the INCREDIBLE SAM MCGREDY'S HAND PAINTED ROSES too from New Zealand.!
REGAN NURSERY, 4268 DeCoto Road, Fremont, CA 94555. PHONE: 1-800-249-4680. I have to say a few things special about this unusual ROSE nursery. THIS IS THE GOURMET OF THE ROSE SUPPLIERS. Expert rosarians will recognize the names that follow: FRED EDMUNDS (he's unusual because he grafts onto Rosa Multiflora rootstock instead of the usual Dr. Huey for a more vigorous plant. Actually Phil Edmunds, Fred's son, is now running the business for his dad. PICKERING and HORTICO from Canada, MEILLAND STAR from France. RALPH MOORE'S hybrids are here including his stock of miniatures and large roses from his Sequoia Nursery in Visalia, California. I am proud to have had him stay overnight in my home-HE LITERALLY INVENTED MINIATURE ROSES! NOR'EAST MINIATURE ROSES (Harm Saville's hybrids), WEEKS (OLLIE WEEKS out in Ontario, California grows and sells millions of roses a year) I buy my roses here. Good stock, BAREROOT, and good prices. All of the grand-daddies of the rose business are represented here. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY.
HEIRLOOM ROSES 24062 NE Riverside Drive, St. Paul, Oregon 97137. Phone: 503-538-1576. FAX: 503-538-5902. This is a very unusual rose company! It is the ONLY large rose nursery that grows their roses on their own roots and ships any time of the year. In addition it GUARANTEES virus free roses. Their catalog is absolutely luscious with the emphasis on disease resistance, vigor, and FRAGRANCE! In my own gardens when choosing roses the first thing I choose is ALWAYS fragrance. There are few roses wonderful enough to include in my gardens if they are not fragrant. Pristine is not fragrant but melts your heart with its porcelain blushed beauty. This company's catalog is a MUST HAVE!
S &W Greenhouses,, P.O. Box 30, 533 Tyree Springs Road, White House, Tennessee 37188, Phone: (615) 672-0599, Fax: (615) 672-1788 In the winter of 2003 I ordered several roses from this company and added a few at various times by telephone. It seems I always reached the same guy with a strong but pleasant Tennessee accent. He had a complete knowledge of his stock to the point he could tell me how many of which roses he had left....and he did it from memory! He was helpful and I wish I knew his name...Well anyway, the roses he sent from S&W Greenhouses were the best grafted bareroot roses I've received that year. And they were on time with huge roots, thick stems and they all grew vigorously. And they also were dual tagged with a metal AND a picture card that I still can easily read. Excellent service, excellent product. Catalog? Check out their website.
Amity Heritage Roses, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy and Janet Sclar, PO Box 357, Hydesville, CA 95547 TandJ@AmityHeritageRoses.com message phone: 707-768-2040. Lots of outstanding roses that are not common in commerce anymore but of fine garden value, such as the rose, "Irish Elegance".
Vintage Bloomers This is the website of a lovely young lady named Robin Lowe (nee: Robin Delargy) who lives in Tacoma, Washington and who adores roses. In fact, she loves them enough that her hobby became a nice little business propagating and selling roses. She knows her roses and is propagating several I'm interested in...hmmm, do I have any room left???
Vintage Gardens, 2833 Old Gravenstein Hwy. So.,Sebastopol, California 95472, VOICE (707) 829-2035, FAX (707) 829-9516 Over 3,000 varieties of own-root roses and also dozens of varieties of hydrangeas. All are available in 6" pots that can be shipped any time of the year.
THOMPSON & MORGAN, INC., P.O. Box 1308, Jackson, NJ 08527-0308. PHONE: 1-800-274-7333. One of my favorite catalogs! This catalog is always amazing and gets my highest recommendation. Thousands of seed varieties well preserved in foil, wax paper, or paper depending on the requirements of that particular seed. I've grown the rare Wintersweet from seed to flowering (in the middle of winter!) five years later. This is the only catalog that has it. Dozens of Sweet Pea varieties, most of the Passiflora species and hybrids, and much more. The service is fast too. An old English company that operates in America and around the world.
J. L. HUDSON, SEEDSMAN, Star Route 2, Box 337, La Honda, California 94020. Hudson seeds are one of the Grand-daddies of the plant resource world having been around since the early 1900's. Like Thompson & Morgan, if it's something rare you want, look here. But unlike T&M there is a wealth of unusual knowledge and comments on it's no frills, no color pictures, recycled paper catalog. I've gotten the catalog some years for no other reason than to have a good read. They are one of the only sources for Gibberellic Acid-3 which is legendary for it's effects on seedling plants, grape maturation, and other aspects of plant propagation. A friendly reader of this page turned me on to their brand new website. Like the catalog, it's a no-nonsense approach, very few gif images. It's textual information and mouthwatering rare seeds. I've been one of their fans since my early college years and can recommend them without hesitation.
TheGarlicStore.com, Yucca Ridge Farm, 46050 Weld County Road 13, Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 1-800-854-7219 (Mon. - Sat., 9 AM to 6 PM Mountain Time), TheChiefClove@TheGarlicStore.com Huge selection of garlic varieties from all over the world and lots of extras here! Books, quotations, how to grow and more. A very well laid out site for anyone who'd like something extraordinary!
RAINTREE NURSERY, 391 Butts Road, Morton, Washington 98356. PHONE: 1-360-496-6400. DO YOU LIKE EDIBLE LANDSCAPING? I requested it originally because it had a good selection of Fig trees. Then I found out that it has THE MOST WIDE RANGING SELECTION OF ALL TYPES OF FRUITING TREES AND SHRUBS OF ANY CATALOG I've come across. They also have the "LIMEQUAT" plus many other rare and interesting plants that will feed you and decorate your yard too! JUST READING THE CATALOG IS AN EDUCATION. GET THIS CATALOG! A short story about Morton, Washington: It has a long lake bordered on each side by mountains with Dog Mountain at the Morton end. I went to the top of Dog Mountain with a Navy friend and watched as he and bunch of other guys went hang gliding way out over the lake. The only reason that they came down was for lunch. It was a sublime day.
WHITE FLOWER FARM, P.O. Box 50, Litchfield, Connecticut 06759-0050. PHONE: 1-800-411-6159. This company caters to experienced knowledgeable gardeners who's average orders top $80 and are very loyal to this nursery of perennials. Their whole focus is on quality. Their catalog is gorgeous and full of information. Even over the telephone these are some of the most knowledgeable "Plantsmen" you will encounter outside of garden clubs. And for those of us in milder climes than Connecticut, there is now also a wonderful catalog for "Southern Gardeners". Expensive, fine quality, unusual.
NICHOLS GARDEN NURSERY, 1190 North Pacific Coast Highway, Albany, Oregon 97321-4580. PHONE: 1-541-928-9280. A fine small family business that has a complete herb list as well as many unusual vegetable and flowers. I've used this company a few times.
Bloom River Gardens, P.O. Box 177, Walterville, Oregon 97489 Phone: (541) 726-8997, Fax: (541) 726-4052, Hrs: 7:30am - 5:00pm PDT, E-mail: plants@bloomriver.com A small family run nursery that specializes in collectible plants. They have the Wisteria "Southern Belle" which Wayside Gardens renamed "Sweet Repeat" for $11 LESS than Wayside. Lots of good buys!
SARVER NURSERY COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, 2600 Saver Lane, P.O. Box 905, San Marcos, CA 92709-0905. PHONE: 1-760-744-0600. The BEST SELECTION OF CANNAS around at the lowest prices. Rosalind Sarver is about 85 years old and is still running the place. She is a very dear lady and still signs all her mail. But she told me that no one has yet decided who will take over the business. I'm sadly not sure how much longer she or the business will be around. Joyce Cosh answers the phone most of the time.
Horn Canna Farm, Route 1, Box 94, Carnegie, Oklahoma 73015, Telephone: 1.580.637.2327, Fax:1.580.637.2295, E-mail: cannas@cannas.net Excellent reputation, good selection and prices.
SHEPHERD'S GARDEN SEEDS, 30 Irene Street, Torrington, Connecticut 06790. PHONE: 1-860-482-3638. Very much in the same line of thinking as the Cook's Garden catalog. Lot of varieties from other pats of the world. Selected flowers as well. More politically correct than Cook's which is why I like the Cook's catalog better. Cook's is also less expensive. But I'm including it here because they are a worthy alternative.
Good Scents-The Davidson-Wilson Greenhouse Davidson-Wilson Greenhouses, Inc., Rt2, Box 168, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933-9426. 1-877-SCENT34. This catalog has an excellent selection of scented, fancy leaf, and many other geraniums. In addition it has a good selection of Begonia and other greenhouse plants and lots of mints and other herbs not commonly found. The pictures are very good of each plant. But my favorite is the group picture. 5 lovely grandmothers own and run this business. They must love it. The are both a commercial wholesale and retail business with NO minimum order.
Holt Geraniums, 34465 Hallert Rd., Abbotsford, B.C., Canada V3G 1R3 Marilyn@holtgeraniums.com Now this is more like it! A small, high quality home business with a very personal website. So personal that she tells us about her very ill infant with projectile vomiting, (your prayers are welcome). But anyway this lady CUSTOM ROOTS every plant you order. This means that it can take up to 6 weeks to get your plants. But on the other hand her selection and pictures are outstanding! I've grown many pelargoniums over the years but there is stuff here I've just got to have!
Geraniaceae.com, 122 Hillcrest Ave., Kentfield, CA 94904, Tel: (415) 461-4168 Fax: (415) 461-7209 geraniac@pacbell.net A highly regarded small nursery near Marin, Northern California that specializes in the newest and best varieties of hardy geraniums and less so other varieties.
Jean Hausermann, P & J Greenhouses, 20265 - 82nd Ave., Langley, BC V2Y 2A9, e-mail: hausermann@uniserve.com Phone (604) 888-3274, Fax (604) 888-3211. Well, there you go again! Another Canadian company specializing in pelargoniums and such that CUSTOM ROOTS each plant on your order. They also have a huge selection and a nice website. Unfortunately there are no images on this website but it does have good descriptions.
Wheeler Farms Geraniums 171 Bartlett Street, Portland, CT 06480. 1-888-Geranium (1-800-437-2648). E-mail: info@wheelerfarmgardens.com
Oh my Gowd! Did you ever see geraniums bloom like these? ALPINE GERANIUMS. Don't miss this website! I love LOTS OF FLOWERS and these will deliver!P & J Greenhouses 20265 82nd Avenue, Langley, B.C. V2Y 2A9
Ph. 604-888-3274. FAX: 604-888-3211. Thousands of varieties of geraniums and fuchsias for you to choose from. So-so website though.Merry Gardens 122 Mechanic st., Camden,Me.04843, PH. 207-236-9064, Fax 207-763-4168. mail@merrygardensrareplants.com Now remember, these folks garden in MAINE. AND THEY GROW BANANAS! But seriously folks; you MUST try to grow a banana in your living room. They have one that will produce fruit in your home and I just know your doctor will be pleased. After all, they want you to eat a banana a day to balance your water pills' effects on your body. Also geraniums and a great IVY selection along with a few tropicals.
Sunshine Farm And Gardens, Rt. 5 V, Renick, WV 24966, Phone: 304-497-2208. FAX: 304-497-2698. This is the highly unusual product of Barry Glick. He writes this stuff in the same manner that Ted Nugent, the Gonzo Motor City Madman, talks. This guy is smart, driven, and probably a bit eccentric. His company has the largest collection and ongoing current research project on the WINTER BLOOMING Hellbores. There are no other nurseries I know of that do things his way. Check out his website, it's worth a look.
Canyon Creek Nursery, 3527 Dry Creek Road, Oroville, CA 95965. Phone: 530-533-2166. E-mail: johnccn@sunset.net . This nursery has the largest selection of the fine old FRAGRANT VIOLETS in the United States. If you have always wanted violets creeping under you perennials, if you've ever picked one of their small blooms, cupped it in your hands and inhaled the ephemeral fragrance you know you've experienced a little piece of heaven. Besides fragrant violets they specialize in just a few other fine perennials. These otherwise are nearly impossible to find such as the wonderful ornamental Oreganos, and others.
Crystal Palace Perennials, Ltd, PO Box 154, St John, IN 46373 Phone 219-374-9419
Fax 219-374-9052 e-mail info@crystalpalaceperennials.com The largest selection of water plants in the United States. I am a big fan of true lotus and they have an outstanding selection.Oregon Exotics Nursery, 1065 Messinger Road, Grants Pass, Oregon 97527 USA
1-(541) 846-7578. Rare & exotic edible plants and trees, subzero citrus, and a host of plants of great interest that you've never heard of.Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, Phone: (919) 772-4794 Fax: (919) 662-0370, Email: office@plantdelights.com One of the coolest catalogs anywhere. An incredible selection of new to the market wonderful cultivars of common and rare gardenworthy plants. Plus, it is the only catalog I know of with a true sense of humor! Fun to read. Outstanding!
HomeHarvestSeeds.com 3807 Bank Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, Toll-free U.S 1.800.348.4769 .Voice 410.327.8403 , FAX 410.327.8411, weborders@homeharvest.com These folks don't publish a paper catalog but all their seeds are at half price and are from major seed companies. In addition they have a very good supply of propagation and seed starting and other supplies for your garden.
Johnny's Selected Seeds 184 Foss Hill Road, Albion, Maine 04910 There are so many phone, FAX, and e-mail addresses that I won't list them here. Johnny's is a classic. Excellent service and products that they test themselves on their very own farm.
Surrow Seeds-Angels Trumpets Specialists in the wonderful Daturas and Brugmansia trumpet flowers. And here is a wonderful link to a website that specializes in these gorgeous statuesque flowers: Angel's Trumpet-Brugmansia.com
Le Bon Jardinier 1341 N. Trigonia Rd., Greenback, TN 37742, Phone: 865-856-5446, Email Address: jardinier@att.net A great new site that has some very interesting ways of doing business that fortell the way the internet may affect your garden shopping.
Aloha Tropicals 1247 Browning Court, Vista, CA 92083 Phone (760) 941-0920, FAX: (760) 941-0920, Email: alohatrop@aol.com They've got tropicals if you want 'em.
Barry Glick, Sunshine Farm and Gardens, HC 67 Box 539 B, Renick, WV 24966, USA Phone: (304) 497-2208, Fax: (304) 497-2698, E-mail: barry@sunfarm.com A wonderful site that specializes in East Coast Native plants plus many cultivars of exquisite charm from around the world. He has the following of many in the gardening community.
ASHDOWN ROSES, P.O. Box 308, Landrum, SC. 29356, (864) 468-4900. I received their first catalog. It's an enthusiastic and artistic effort with some good pictures. A lot of "insider" chatter and in many cases uninformative descriptions in a large glossy "Madison Avenue" sales style format. In addition, when you get their catalog they also will send you a paper called the Ashdown Gazette with news about their business. The expense of this effort in printing makes me think they want to succeed in business. Also he may have Climbing Margo Koster, rare!
Garden Valley Ranch, Rayford Reddell's dream went out of business. Very sad, sorry.
Help Me Find Is a website with information on sources for roses, clematis, and peonies. The list of where to find climbing roses is incredible.
Chamblee's Rose Nursery, 10926 U.S. Hwy. 69 North, Tyler, TX 75706-8742, Phone: 800-256-ROSE (7673), Fax: 903-882-3597, Email: roses@tyler.net They have a terrific selection of climbing roses including Climbing The Fairy, and the wonderful polyantha China Doll in the weeping form.
Vintage Gardens Antique Roses, 2833 Old Gravenstein Hwy. So., Sebastopol, California 95472, VOICE (707) 829-2035, FAX (707) 829-9516 Nearly 3,000 varieties of roses for sale. In addition they will custom root some of their varieties although they advise you that delivery could take up to two years. Incredible selection of climbers.
Funke's Greenhouses, Inc., 4798 Gray Rd. Cincinnati Ohio 45232, Phone 513-541-8170, Fax 513-542-0264 These folks have the largest supply of tuned windchimes around including the huge tubular ones. One of their manufactureres has one with tubes 12 feet long with veeerrry deeeep tones. Tons of perennials, roses and more. Check them out.
Bay Laurel Nursery, 2500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422. Tel: 805-466-3406, Fax: 805-466-6455. This is a real find. A fruit catalog with the results of taste tests of their fruits. Outstanding fig & peach selections, lots of varieties I've never encountered.
Dave Wilson Nursery, 19701 Lake Road, Hickman, California 95323, Phone: 800.654.5854 • 209.874.1821, fax : 209.874.1920. Wholesale & commercial growers of fruit & nut trees and ornamentals. This is where your nursries buy their stock.
Pawpaw Research Project, Kentucky State University Pawpaws? What's a pawpaw? Check into this website for a look at what could become a new fruit in your kitchen.
Richters Herb Specialists Goodwood, Ontario, Canada, L0C 1A0, Tel. +1.905.640.6677, Fax. +1.905.640.6641 There isn't a place with more different mints probably anywhere. And that is just a small section of the enormous variety of herbs one can obtain here.
Indiana Berry & Plant Company Do you need 58,000 strawberry plants delivered to your backyard garden of say, an acre? If you want a lot or a little of most of the major varieties of fruiting plants such as the various berries and more check out this link.
Walters Gardens, Inc., P.O. Box 137, Zeeland, MI 49464-0137, (888) 925-8377 or (616) 772-4697, Fax your order to: (800) 752-1879 or (616) 772-5803. A fair priced and high quality source for bareroot perennials well known in the nursery industry.
NOURSE FARMS INC, 41 River Road - South Deerfield, MA 01373, Phone (413) 665-2658 or Fax (413) 665-7888 A good source for small fruits.
Whitman Farms, 3995 Gibson Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304, .(503) 585-8728, fax:: 503 363-5020, e-mail: lucile @whitmanfarms.com A fine source for small fruits and unusual ornamentals. This company produces stock that is different in that they use a new technology called the "root control bag" that allows very large trees to be shipped with intact root systems. They not only do retail but also wholesale throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. And it was started by a lady in 1980, all by her lonesome! Oh yes, as a hobby, of course!
One Green World "Unique fruiting plants and ornamentals from around the world." Heard very good comments about this one. Their website as of late February is brand new and so at this time they recommend sending for their 50 page full color catalog.
Edible Forest Nursery, PO BOX 260195 MADISON, WI 53726,
Tel.- 608 271-8311 e-mail: edforest55@hotmail.com Here is a nursery that specializes in fruit trees on rootstocks for severe northern climates. Excellent selection of apples and pears that will withstand the dry, windy and extremely cold climates of the north and bear fruit. The text is knowledgable on each cultivar and often includes notes on its' history as well.Heaths & Heathers Nursery 502 E. Haskell Hill Rd., Shelton, WA 98584-8429.
Phone: 360-427-5318, 800-294-3284 Fax: 360-432-9780, 800-294-3284 handh@heathsandheathers.com Lots of interesting plants including many that will bloom reliably in the depths of winter.Fungi Perfecti PO Box 7634 • Olympia, WA 98507 • USA, Order Toll Free (US & Canada): 800 780 9126, Phone: 360 426 9292 • Fax: 360 426 9377, email: mycomedia@aol.com An interesting site. They have a product that enhances the absorption of nutrients through the soil that may be similar to the one in the Gardens Alive! catalog. Lots of neat stuff here.
Bio-Organics MYCORRHIZAE INOCULANTS, 53606 Bridge Drive, La Pine, Oregon 97739, Tel 888-332-7676, Fax 541/536-1583, Email - info@bio-organics.com You may consider these folks as part of the leading edge of a new direction in soil fertility.
The Lily Garden 4902 NE 147th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98682-6067. Ph: 360-253-6273. FAX: 360-253-2512, Thelilygdn@aol.com Comments on the Internet over and over label this company as one of the top lily growers to order from. Excellent service and stock. Awesome new varieties exclusive to them including Lily Silk Road, a cross between an Oriental and a Trumpet with intense fragrance that can reach over 6' tall. This lily farm is owned and run by talented women who have spent the last 30 years hybridizing new varieties. Pictures in the catalog show them driving the tractors and standing literally in the stock you may be purchasing this very year! The website is in developement but the catalog is excellent. Don't miss it!
THE LILY PAD, 3403 Steamboat Island Rd. PMB 374, Olympia, WA 98502, Phone: (360) 866-0291,Fax: (360) 866-1728, E-Mail: sales@lilypadbulbs.com, Misc. Information: E-Mail: info@lilypadbulbs.com. True lilies, daylilies, and some peonies. Their claim to fame is: "We are proud to offer the biggest Oriental and Trumpet lily bulbs commercially available. This makes our bulbs a much better value than the small bulbs found elsewhere for comparable price. Ours could very well produce 6-10 blossoms the very FIRST YEAR, compared with few or none for some of the smaller bulbs typically supplied through mail-order and garden center sources. " Interesting...
B&D Lilies, PO Box 2007, Port Townsend, WA 98368, Phone orders: M-F; 9-5 Pacific Time Zone (360) 765-4341(&2), Fax: (360) 765-4074, E-mail: help@bdlilies.com Here's a place where you can buy lily bulbs that have spent 3 years in the ground. These are expensive but are each bigger than most grapefruits. I recommend visiting this company up in beautiful Port Townsend. The lilies are right near town. But Port Townsend has the largest number of Victorian mansions and homes in the country outside of San Francisco. And a beautiful ferry ride can take you over to Victoria Island with your car for a visit to Butchardt Gardens, one of the great show gardens of the world. Their bulbs are excellent quality; I have personal experience growing them.
Grant E. Mitsch Novelty Daffodils Mr. & Mrs. R.D. Havens, P.O. Box 218, Hubbard, Oregon 97032 USA Tel. (503) 651-2742, FAX (503) 651-2792. These folks are the absolute state-of-the-art in Daffodils. There is lots of stuff here that you'll never see in general commerce. Lots of exceptionally beautiful and unusual varieties that have taken literally generations to develope from each initial flower pollination. A remarkable family business.
Joy Creek Nursery 20300 NW Watson Road, Scappoose, OR 97056
Phone: (503) 543-7474 FAX: (503) 543-6933 "We are creating the nursery we always wanted to find." About says it all, doesn't it. I visited this wonderful garden/nursery in February 2003 when everything was "down" for the winter. It's a beautiful rolling site of varied gardens heavily planted with choice small to mature specimens. A couple of plants that impressed me on the cold, misty day I visited: the Edgeworthia crysantha was fragrant and outstandingly unique in its' branching structure. In winter this is a sculptural gem! Also the Acanthus mollis, "Aureum" which I expected to be dormant was a yard by a yard and just glowing in spite of the grayness of the day. Just gorgeous, a "must have" plant! The folks there were friendly and helpful and recommended a visit in May/June and early fall. This place is a rustic paradise.Brushwood Nursery is a small, family owned and run nursery in southeastern Pennsylvania. They grow, package and ship all their own stock to assure the quality and all plants are shipped in quart sized pots. They only sell climbing plants that includes roses, clematis and other ornamental vines. They are strictly an online operation however and don't have a printed catalog. Nice website too. E-mail: mailto:question@brushwoodnursery.com
King's Mums PO Box 368, Clements, CA 95227 One of the best for ordering Chrysanthemums of all types including the cascading varieties. Well regarded.
Hickory Mountain Plant Farm 148 Hadley Mill Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312, Email Address: HSales@HostaFarm.Com Phone Number: (919) 542-0360 Also known as "HostaFarm.com".
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery, 2825 Cummings Road, Medford, OR 97501, Phone: (541) 772-6846, Fax: (541) 772-4917 , e-mail: customerservice@srpn.net A legendary nursery. The source of many of the garden plants in worldwide commerce such as the "Siskiyou Pink" Gaura.
Mountain Valley Growers 38325 PEPPERWEED ROAD, SQUAW VALLEY, CA 93675 PHONE: 1 559 338 2775, FAX: 1 559 338 0075, EMAIL: CustomerService@MountainValleyGrowers.com One of the only sources for the Buddelia asiatica, the rare winter flowering species that smells like Freesias.
Epondplants.com1141 Audubon Way, Maitland, FL 32751, Ph. 407-629-5856 mailto:eplants@earthlink.net Fast, excellent, reasonable, recommended.
The Water Garden 5594 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga.TN 37415, Phone: 423.870.2838 Fax: 423.870.3382 info@watergarden.com Ditto the above statement.
Wooden Shoe Bulb Company, 33814 S. Meridian Rd., Woodburn, OR 97071
Call (503)634-2243 • FAX (503) 634-2710, For more information call us toll free: 1-800-711-2006. They have a spring flower festival with 75 acres of tulips, daffodils, traditional Dutch costumes, dancing, and more. You can wander through 30 acres of beauty from March 21 to April 21. Maps from either Portland or Salem, Oregon are printable from their website.Fritz Creek Gardens, PO Box 15226, Homer, AK 99603, (907) 235-4969 - (888) 333-4969, Fax: (907) 235-8116, E-mail: info@alaskahardy.com Worried about whether or not a plant will grow in your northern garden? Check this website!
Irish Eyes - Garden City Seeds ~ P.O. Box 307 ~ Thorp, Washington 98946
Phone # 1-509-964-7000 ~ Fax # 1-800-964-9210 ~ potatoes@irish-eyes.com In a short phrase, this has about the best selection of potatos for the home grower on the planet. In addition they have a huge selection of other seeds, roots, tubers, and more...a real hum-dinger!Cistus Design Nursery, 22711 NW Gillihan Rd., Sauvie Island, Oregon 97231 Phone: 503 621-2233 One source for the vine Holboellia coriacea, a spring blooming deliciously fragrant and rudely exuberant vine with attractive three lobed leaves.
Hidden Valley Hibiscus 2411 East Valley Pkwy, PMB 281, Escondido, CA 92027, Phone: 760-749-6410, Fax: 760-749-8165, E-mail: mailto:info@hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com Lovely flowers and a very good website.
Ferguson's Fragrant Nursery 21763 French Prairie Road NE, St. Paul, OR 97137, Phone: (503) 633-4585 And they have a display garden to show off their specialties in fragrance!