Now that you've recovered from the holiday buying frenzy, dare I mention the S word? Yes, I believe you're strong enough. This is the easy type of SHOPPING. Shopping for yourself by mail order! So sit back in your favorite chair. Get a clear mental picture of what your beautiful spring yard and summer garden are going to look like. Now start leafing your way through that big stack of colorful tool brochures and seed catalogs.
For me, the yard never looks quite as good as it does in my January dreams -- which are fueled by those beautiful catalog photos. Maybe with the help of a few inspiring landscape and seed sources yours will.
- Burpee: vegetables, herbs, flowers, trees, gardening supplies. Write: W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 300 Park Ave., Warminster, PA 18974, (800) 888-1447.
- The Cook's Garden: vegetables, herbs, old-fashioned flowers, gardening supplies. Write: PO Box 535, Londonderry, VT 05148, (802) 824-3400.
Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.: vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit and shade trees, shrubs, gardening supplies. Write: 110 Capital St., Yankton, SD 57079, (605) 665-4451.
- Johnny's Selected Seeds: vegetables, herbs, flowers, gardening supplies. Write: 250 Foss Hill Road, Dept. WD, Albion, ME 04910, (207)437-4301.
Park Seed Company: vegetables, herbs, flowers, gardening supplies. Write: Cokesbury Road, Box 953, Greenwood, SC 29647-0001, (800) 845-3369.
- Pinetree Garden Seeds: vegetables, herbs, flower seeds in small quantities for the home gardener, garden supplies and books. Write: PO Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260 (207) 926-3400, Fax: (207) 926-3886.
- Shepherd's Garden Seeds: vegetables, herbs and flowers, many from Europe, cooking and gardening supplies. Write: 30 Irene St., Torrington, CT 06790, (203) 482-3638. E mail: garden@shepherdseeds.com; World Wide Web: http://www.shepherdseeds.com
- Thompson & Morgan: vegetables, herbs, flowers. Write: PO Box 1308, Jackson, NJ 08527-0308, (800) 274-7333.
- White Flower Farm: herbs, flowers, gardening supplies, gifts. Write: White Flower Farm, PO Box 50, Litchfield, CT 06759-0050, (800) 503-9624
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