- Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Johnny’s Seeds has an amazing selection. I often start with Johnny’s to get an idea of what’s possible. It’s a great reference tool — and a good starting place. - John Scheepers
John Scheepers is another reference tool for me. There are recipes and edible flowers, and it’s a beautiful catalog. - Raintree Nursery
This is one of the best places anywhere in the country to order fruit. They’re so knowledgeable about fruit and nut trees. - B&D Lilies
I usually order my bulbs from B&D Lilies in Port Townsend, Washington. They ship all over the country.
Lilies are one of my favorite low-maintenance plants. I mean, can you imagine anything more extravagant that takes up less room, smells fabulous, is easy to care for, and is truly perennial? - A local nursery
I try to buy from local nurseries, partly because I want to see the plants. I want to see the individual color, smell the plant to see if I like the fragrance. I never buy a plant that I want for fall color before first seeing it in the fall. It’s not like every Witch Hazel has the same kind of fall color. Even specific cultivars vary in color. I always like to see the exact plant I’m buying, to look at its roots. It’s part of the fun of the whole thing.
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Gardening in the desert can get interesting and I depend on Seeds of Change based out of New Mexico and Native Seed Search in Arizona for getting seeds that have been developed for the desert whether lately or over generations of native use. Nothing beats the Desert King Watermelon with its not too sweet, lovely yellow flesh, or the Haogen from Jerusalem and its can’t stop eating it flavor. My favorite squashes are Hopi Red and Lakota for their long keeping quality and rich taste.
I love the desert gardens…would love to see yours..
I’m on the east coast of Canada..and our gardens here are so different
I’m devoted to gardening for food these days, with some edible flowers and herbs. I highly encourage people to start saving seeds from plants they like and that do well in your area. It’s tempting to just yank out the plants that are going to seed, but that is exactly how the seed companies collect seeds, so you can do it to and save yourself HUGE bucks. For this year, I have seeds I saved from my favorite tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, lettuce, and now last-year’s radishes, collards, and broccoli are flowering, so I’m going to save the seeds from them. (My radishes are as big as beets now…and I would not want to eat one!)
I like to try some new things, so I started a seed exchange in our town last year. It was even bigger and better this year with all the local organic farmers participating and backyard gardeners who save their own seeds or have partial packets left over from planting last year. We allow NO GMO seeds. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you need to learn. Modified genes are getting into all of our foods and we really don’t know what the long-term effects are. There is no way to get that “gene-y” back into the bottle, either. Once our seeds are altered, those genes will pass on without our control. This is far beyond simple hybridization, so learn and be aware of what companies are swearing off GMO seeds.
I like John Scheeper’s, too. For this year’s varieties, I tried Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (rareseeds.com) and ordered some from Abundant Life seeds, also. I ordered fruit trees and grapevines from Raintree nursery and got an apricot tree from a local nursery. The nurseries near me tend to have mostly ornamental plants rather than fruit-bearing edibles, so I had to order…but I totally agree that supporting your local nursery is the best thing to do. The plants are generally a lot bigger, you can pick out really healthy plants, and there are no shipping charges!