SEEDS
- Park
Seed Company
has an easy-to-use on-line seed catalog and so much more,
including gardening how-to's, recipes, and a tomato
contest.
- With 500 seed
varieties, recipes, and an on-line library, Shepherd's
Garden Seeds is
a must.
- For the gourmet
gardener, try The
Cook's Garden.
- Although the
Bountiful
Gardens site is
"vanilla" and dated, it includes some rare seeds.
- An old favorite,
Burpee
Seeds delivers
on-line!
- Earthly
Goods promises
to have on-line shopping by late February.
- Heirloom
Seeds -- all
heirlooms, all the time!
- Seeds
Blum has lots
of interesting goodies for the home gardener.
- One of the big seed
companies, Stokes
Seed also has
interesting information on farm tests of new varieties.
- Need lots of seed?
Territorial
Seed Company
offers alot of varieties in varying quantities.
- In the tradition of the
great 17 - 19th century botanists who travelled the globe in
search of new species for gardens back home, we sail the seas of
the electronic age and bring you a world of plants right to your
garden eSeeds.com.
PERENNIALS
AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS/TREES
- An amazing assortment
at even more amazing prices -- Bluestone
Perennials
- Great plant
descriptions on the Companion
Plants site.
- White
Flower Farm,
well known for its beautiful mail-order catalog has only limited
varieties available on-line, but the site also includes gardening
tips and links.
- Niche
Gardens offers
an extensive list of plants, but appears to still be working
on-line from the 1998 catalog.
- Plants
of the Southwest
specializes in drought tolerant native plants and
seeds.
- Plant
Delights
specializes in unusual perennials including amorphophallus,
arisaema, asarum, ferns, hardy palms, helleborus, heuchera, hosta,
lobelia, ornamental grasses, pulmonaria, tiarella, and
verbena.
- The Wayside
Gardens site
touts over 1,200 plants, bulbs, roses and gardening supplies.
SPECIALTIES
- For rhododendrons
and Azaleas try Roslyn
Nursery or
A
Sandy Rhododendron
- Over 700 cultivars of
daylilies are available on-line from Oakes
Daylilies.
- Evergreen
Gardenworks
offers a vast selection of bonsai-trained shrubs, trees, and
vines.
- Sixty-four years of
growing tuberous Begonias gives Antonelli
Brothers Begonia Gardens
an edge!
- Rose experts
and novice gardeners alike are familiar with Jackson
and Perkins
roses; also give Edmunds'
Roses a
try.
- Good photos, a
downloadable plant list and order form, and lots of Cacti and
Succulents for sale from Miles
to Go.
- Stark
Brothers, a
great standby for fruits or try Edible
Landscaping with
on-line specials!
- Be a "Fun Guy" with
Fun
Guy Farm or
"perfect" your fungi garden with Fungi
Perfecti.
- Rock
Spray - the
source for heaths and heathers.
- Everything for your
water garden is available from Van
Ness Water Gardens
or Lilypons.
- From orchids to
oranges, palms to passiflora, helconia to hibiscus, you'll find it
on one of these exotics and tropicals sites -
Glasshouse
Works;
Aloha
Tropicals;
Four
Winds Growers
- Bulbs for fall
and spring planting are available from Dutch
Gardens and
Van
Bourgondien Bros.
- Great herbs,
on-line specials, and medicinal information from Ritchers.
GARDEN
SUPPLY AND TOOLS
- Charley's
Greenhouse Supply
is a great source for greenhouses and indoor gardening
supplies.
- A.M.
Leonard, Inc.
offers "tools that work" and internet specials!
- The popular mail-order
Gardener's
Supply Company
catalog is on-line, too!
- Organic gardening
supplies from Gardens
Alive! (PSST:
Because they are updating the pest-disease library pages of their
webpage, they are offering a $7.50 "coupon" for your next
purchase!)
- From tools to clothing,
Gempler's
has "real products for real people doing real work."
- Hydro-Gardens,
Inc. offers
hydroponics information, supplies, and more.
- Looking for a tool
bargain? This site is the "yard sale" for Ames
Tools.
Hot Links for Organic Gardeners
Seeds and Plants: Some of our favorite sources.
- Always
Summer Herbs
A broad selection of herb and perennial plants.
- Avon
Bulbs
Flowering spring and summer bulbs for gardeners in the United
Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe. (Does not ship to the United
States.)
- Caretaker's
Garden
Herb seeds and plants, especially for gardeners in the South.
- Charley's
Farm
30 varieties of garlic for planting.
- Choice
Edibles
Mushroom kits and spawn for both the beginner and
professional.
- Country
Flower Farms
Seeds, bulbs, houseplants and gardening accessories.
- Cross Country
Nurseries
Hundreds of varieties of sweet and chile pepper plants&emdash;no
seeds, just plants&emdash;raised organically. Plus, fresh chiles
delivered to your home and lots of pepper info, photos and
fun.
- Ferry
Morse
Vegetable, flower and herb seeds, supplies, and information. Some
certified organic seeds.
- Full Cycle
Farms
Plunge into the dark and damp world of mushroom growing with kits
and information you can get at this site.
- Garden
Window
Peonies, both trees and shrubs, and information about growing
them.
- Garden
Medicinals and Culinaries
Herb, vegetable and flower seeds, plus information on how to grow
and use the plants.
- Heirloom
Tomatoes
A vast selection of seeds you can order.
- Johnny's
Selected Seeds
Vegetable, flower and herbs seeds in quantities suited to both
home gardeners and commercial growers. Plus, organic growing
supplies and information.
- Kimas Tejas
Nursery
A garden center in Bastrop County, Texas, committed to organic
gardening and sustainable living.
- Moss
Acres
Offering four species of moss and accessories for growing them,
plus detailed information.
- Mountain
Valley Growers
Certified organic perennials and herbs.
- The
Natural Gardening Co.
Organic vegetable, herb and flower plants and seeds. Plus, tools,
composters, and pest control aids.
- The New England
Seed Co.
Untreated seeds of flowers, herbs and vegetables.
- Old
Heirloom Roses
Many varieties of old-fashioned roses, plus information about
caring for roses organically.
- Park
Seed
Vegetable, flower and herb seeds, perennial plants, bulbs, trees,
and shrubs. Also, tools and accessories.
- Pepper
Joe
A wide selection of organically grown hot pepper seeds, plus
uncommon tomato varieties and other vegetables and herbs. Recipes,
fun and games, too.
- Plant Delights
Nursery
Unique or hard-to-find perennials, particularly U.S. natives. Many
are exclusive.
- Pine
Ridge Gardens
A nursery near London, Arkansas, specializing in native plants
suitable for most of the eastern United States, as well as species
that attract birds and butterflies, plants suited to wetlands and
to very dry climates, and more.
- Redfearn
Nursery and Coastal Sod Farms
Cold-hardy palms and sod for coastal North Carolina.
- Seeds of
Change
Certified organic seeds, bulbs, and plants. Organic food,
too.
- Southern
Exposure Seed Exchange
Heirloom, open-pollinated and traditional varieties of vegetables,
flowers, herbs and more (even cotton!). Plus, information on seed
sowing and saving.
- Sow Organic
Seed Co.
Certified organic, open-pollinated vegetable, herb and flowers
seeds.
- Territorial
Seeds
Organic seed for vegetables, flowers, herbs and cover crops. And a
wide selection of organic growing supplies.
- Victory
Gardens
Comprehensive site dedicated to seed saving and heirloom seeds
that also offers gardening gifts.
- Vogler
Seeds
Certified organic, open-pollinated seeds, plus info on preserving
topsoil, biodiversity, water quality and more.