Odyssey Bulbs has long been a favorite of mine for unusual bulbs (including unusual varieties of colchicum) that you're not likely to find elsewhere--not even at Brent and Becky's. I recently learned it was featured on Martha Stewart's tv show on January 22nd. If, like me, you missed it, you can still view it on [...]
Catalog review
Gardening catalog deals and deadlines for 2007
January 5, 2007 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Catalog review, Seeds and Seed StartingHave you ever gotten ready to order from a mail order seed or plant merchant, only to discover if you'd ordered a few days sooner you could have gotten a discount or a freebie? I have. It's more than annoying--it makes me feel like I'm losing my penny-pinching touch. So I decided that this year [...]
A Vegetable Wishlist
December 14, 2006 – Posted in: Catalog review, VegetablesIn her latest Washington Post column Barbara Damrosch writes It's raining seed catalogues and the forecast is for the downpour to continue well into January. She then starts in on her vegetable wishlist, what she would like to see the "elves" at the "North Pole Experiment Station" tinker with in her favorite vegetables to make [...]
A Tale of Two Cities. . .I mean, Catalogs
January 11, 2006 – Posted in: Catalog reviewSo we got this new (meaning, we've never gotten this one before, the company's actually 9 years old) seed catalog in the mail the other day, and I've been elected to post about it. They're called Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, and you can find them on the internet here. They're all about rare, organic, old, [...]
Potatoes
January 11, 2006 – Posted in: Catalog review, VegetablesAs I'm beginning to get started on my seed order this year, I remember that I meant to post on potatoes. Last year, due to the fascinating varieties offered by Fedco, I ordered my potatoes from them instead of Johnny's. Most of you probably know that Fedco is divided into several distinct branches; the seeds [...]
Snowdrop Race
January 5, 2006 – Posted in: Catalog review, Plant info, Snowdrops, What's up/bloomingOld Roses has won the snowdrop race, but IBOY made a fine showing. Me? I won't even start looking for snowdrops till February, but I'll be lucky to find any before March. And what about the Southerners? How far south can one go and still grow snowdrops? These snowdrops were blooming in the Secret Garden [...]
While I’m thinking of it . . .
December 6, 2005 – Posted in: Catalog review, Miscellaneous, Recommended LinksHere's a collection of odds and ends too small to merit an entry of their own: If your garden magazine is up for renewal, check at Amazon before renewing by mail. I discovered several of my subscriptions were cheaper through Amazon than via the magazine's "best offer." Cool weather phone: Staples is offering the Uniden [...]
Can you believe it?
October 1, 2005 – Posted in: Catalog review, Seeds and Seed StartingI got my Thompson & Morgan seed catalog today. Talk about rushing the season! It's usually the first catalog to arrive, but I don't remember it ever coming this early. I must say, the 'Fruit Punch' Oriental poppies on the cover tempt me to break my vow of no more seed starting until the beds [...]
You never know who’s listening. . .
June 25, 2005 – Posted in: Catalog review, Miscellaneous, Seeds and Seed StartingPeople who have been reading a while might remember this post of mine from a while back. Well, today we have a very similar story. Once again, it begins with me coming back from shopping--which is odd, because I actually very rarely go out shopping, only about once a month when I go out to [...]
Cool!
March 3, 2005 – Posted in: Catalog reviewToday, I came back from shopping, and found a piece of mail for me--an envelope, hand addressed. Hello! I wasn't expecting any letters. . .what's the return address? Fedco! Oh, no!! I sent my order in when it was only a week till thier deadline, I hope they're not telling me I'm too late for [...]
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