Best Mail Order Nurseries

Since GC grows most of their plants, they do sell out so Grasman recommends ordering early.Garden Crossings - a family business, an online nursery leader and a Watchdog all-star!Photos: Physocarpus and Echinacea taken by author.

Vendors also have the opportunity to respond to posts.Without exception, my best and most impressive mail order plant purchases have been from It is a listing of nearly 6,600 mail order gardening sources, with ratings by Dave's Garden members who have...

Then I go through the catalogs and have columns for which companies carry the seeds (I rarely order plants I'm looking for.) At the same time, I may take this list and visit the local nurseries and farm stores that carry these seeds, as well.

They also make great gifts. For those of you who don't know, that means she can make your walls or your furniture look like anything except what they are. I am a pack rat. Cut out flowers, leaves, bugs, bees, hummingbirds, and it is best to use manicure...

While it is important to warn others of an unhappy transaction, many prople also want to know which companies consistently provide a great experience. The Top 5 spotlights vendors that have chosen to specialize in specific plants or garden products.

Of course not.This gardening psychosis takes otherwise sane, intelligent people and separates them from all sense of reality and cause and effect. So I stared at it, talked to it - even in Japanese, and waited.

But be smart, and only spend what you can afford to lose unless you are very sure of the seller. Therea small fee to list an item or items in the Classifieds.And last but not least, there is the Marketplace! Modeled on eBay and other online auction sites,...

Being a Diploid and evergreen you know this will be a champion in your garden for years to come. This is the daylily to have that will add that finishing touch to the midseason garden.

His 1804 catalog (pictured at right) listed around 1,000 different plant species for sale. Imagine if your only other reading material was the family Bible! How precious would a book-sized catalog of horticultural information and black-and-white engravings...

Our mailboxes are crammed full of catalogs and the gorgeous images are eye candy for winter-weary eyes. These awards are based on reviews for the previous year. Please remember to report your experiences this year as the gardening season gears up.

Over the years I have increased my reliance on mail order for obtaining succulents and cacti (primarily aloes) as my local options slowly diminish and I add to my overburdening collection of weird stuff.There is so much to be collected in this category...

If you are interested in bulbs, dahlias, cacti, bonsai, gourds or almost any other plant you can think of, you can find a grower who specializes. In our development, we are not allowed to grow any tall trees in our backyards, so I needed something striking...

Tattoo parlour, World of Warcraft guild, non-profit agency, bridal wear, coven, Irish pub, publishing company.Let's get back to the roses. There have been so many gorgeous roses and I want them all.

Nowhere to file them? Subdivide them into piles like these:Many subdivided piles will make your list easy to refer to later on when your plants start arriving! Create loose leaf binders with the groups suggested below.

Rather than reaching and snatching, however, people were chatting and helping each other find the right irises for their gardens. We'll share them with each other and make today's bargains go twice as far.One of my favorite things about this sale is having...

In describing these greens, days to maturity are not given, as most of them will be picked for salads while immature.There are generally two types of spinach grown: one with heavier, savoyed leaves used more often for cooking, and the smooth-leaved kinds...

Many of these lettuces are new introductions, or newly available in an organic version.Others may have been around for a couple of years but offer superior qualities, such as heat resistance, that should interest gardeners who are looking for improved...

Nothing's worse than realizing you've missed a prime opportunity to buy the perfect plant. Read on for some inspiration on how to plan you plant quests ahead of time.Plan and decide which plants you will need next spring and summer."Need" might be in...

Of Conservation & Land ManagementLocked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, Western Australia 6983Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, U.K.Department Biologia Vegetal, Universidad Ploitecnica de MadridInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute...

An entire edge finished with picots becomes a lovely delicate accent all its own.Flowers don't have loops, but some have the DNA to develop a border of contrasting color along the edges of their petals.

We celebrate the season with family and friends, often with traditions passed down for several generations. The amaryllis cultivar is '' and we thank critterologist for letting us use her image.

I will say only these few words: most anemone corms (apparently) benefit from soaking before being planted, planting tulips deeper to increase hardiness has a limit (I didn't take a picture—I'm hoping the problem will correct itself with nobody else...

Planting and gardening tools have never gone out of fashion. Not many nurseries carry over 300 varieties of daylilies or have hundreds of seed types stocAnother advantage to the catalogs is specialty.

Unless you have what we call ?plumie-radar? In the summer this is a mass of green and color. They usually find five or six new varieties each year worthy of propagation and selling.You might end up naming one yourself if you happen to be there on a day...

There's no better way to lift your spirits on a cold winter day!Special thanks to Dutch Plant Farm, on Baughman's Lane in Frederick, MD. Take time to learn and explore. Even the florist's section of my local supermarket can lift my spirits on a dreary...

Get to know the folks that work in your local nusery for they are friendly and will provide a wonderful outlet for garden talk. It simply was not the same. Before leaving the house, I went over my mental checklist one last time.

I barely had time to put them out before they were gone. If, after close evaluation of the plant's performance, it doesn't meet Dupont Nursery standards, it is not used. (Notice the sarcasm in that last statement.) Every visit to their greenhouse felt...