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Favorite Catalogs, continued

January 17th, 2003 by Kathy Purdy · No Comments 

Lynda, I, too, appreciate Seeds of Change, not just for their seeds, but also for the excellent information on their website, which can be found by clicking on the Digging in the Dirt link. And although I have gotten the Shumway’s catalog in the past, frankly, it never really grabbed my eye. I never thought about supplies . . . I will have to compare them with my current favorite,Silver Creek Supply. (I have to say I never knew they had a website, and never knew they were affiliated with DoItBest Centers. I would get their print catalog if you want seed starting supplies, because the website seems geared only to homeowners and not serious growers.) Seeds from Italy I had never heard of, and I’m glad I did! There is a lot of Italian and Sicilian heritage on my mother’s side of the family and they will all be glad to hear of this company, even my Grandmother, who, at 94, is no longer gardening. (Well, she might keep a pot of basil and a pot of parsley going . . .) Lynda, if you know of any more unusual seed or plant companies, please don’t be embarassed to share them with us. You’re among fellow addicts–uh, I mean, friends.

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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children

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