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We have already started into garden catalog season. I’ve gotten several spring bulbs catalogs. After all these years, you’d think I’d be immune to the beautiful flower pictures, but I fall for them every time!

Of course, when you plant bulbs you have reason to look forward to spring. Anticipation makes gardeners guaranteed optimists as we believe in the future and we believe in beauty. It gives us insight about the power of creating smiles and contentment and the ability to nurture and watch plants grow.

Whether or not our gardens got properly “put to bed” suddenly freezes came and the soil froze. The garden year is over, and outside plants are either sleeping or dead, depending on their hardiness.

It is the season of recliners, TV, and dreaming of next year’s garden. What better way to do that than having a nursery catalog in your lap? All the pictures are wonderful! The flowers lush, the vegetables downright edible. …

Some of the catalogs listed below have interesting information such as seed saving, germination times, and tips on growing certain seeds so that you experience success in your gardening. It is a good thing to have catalogs, so that you have daydream material for planning your garden for next spring and summer.

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seed company

2278 Baker Creek Rd.

Mansfield, MO 65704

www.rareseeds.com

• “Beauty from Bulbs” catalog

John Schweppes

23 Tulip drive

PO Box 638

Bantam, Connecticut 06750-0638

860-567-0838

www.johnscheepers.com

• Dutch Gardens

PO Box 2999

Bloomington, IL 61702-2999

www.dutchgardens.com

1-800-944-2250

• Gurney’s Seed and Nursery

PO Box 4178

Greendale, Indiana 47025-4178

513-354-1491

Gurneys.com

• Annie’s annuals and perennials

801 Chesley Avenue

Richmond, CA 94801-2135

www.anniesannuals.com

1-888-266-4370

• Van Engelen (flower bulbs from Holland)

23 Tulip Drive

Bantam, Connecticut 06750-0638

860-567-8734

www.vanengelen.com

(This is a wholesale company, selling in volume cheaply).

• McClure and Zimmerman, quality flower bulb brokers

335 S. High Street

Randolph, WI 53956

1-800-883-6998

www.mzbulb.com

• Seeds ‘N Such

PO Box 1777

Augusta, GA 30901

855-647-3337

www.seedsnsuch.com

Flower and vegetable seeds

• Johnny’s Selected Seeds

955 Bento Avenue

Winslow, Maine 04901-2601

1-877-564-6697

Johnny seeds.com

• K. Van Bourgondien

PO Box 289

Cleves, OH 45002

1-800-552-9996

www.dutchbulbs.com

• Jung Seeds and Plants

335 S. High Street

Randolph, WI 53957-0001

Jungseed.com

1-800-247-5864

• Sow True Seeds

(Open pollinated, heirloom, and organic seeds)

sowtrueseed.com

243 Haywood Street

Asheville, NC 28801

828-254-0708

Everyone needs a few catalogs to call their own or to share with friends. Happy gardening and thanks for reading!