Thanks! I totally forgot so I'll see if I can still get the things I want, they go so fast!

What do people love from them?

I love their gorgeous cosmos seeds. I also bought some poppies, a yarrow mix, and snapdragon.

I've been salivating over the Select Seeds catalogue, Diane! And wishing for some of the things in the Vermont Country Store catalogue, too (though not of the seed variety...more like cozy flannels and lots of treats!).

Deborah, I'll post my divinity recipe soon. One thing I learned last year about seed ordering is to be more careful about the number of seeds you'll receive for your money. For the first time in years, I ordered from a trusted seed source I had previously ordered from, only to find out the number of seeds per packet was pathetic compared to other sources. I'll be more careful next time, and I won't order again from the "trusted" source. Another seed source I like is Swallow Tail Garden Seeds. They don't have a huge selection, but seem to specialize in some very desirable seeds. I didn't order from them last year, so I hope they're still in business. Things are wonky this with some suppliers. Diane

I get ads from Swallowtail so they are still in business. I ordered dahlias from them recently.

I should check out their seeds.

Last year I tried Salpiglossis seeds and they would sprout but I never got them past thst stage.

I love Swallowtail Seeds. They have so many pretty sunflowers and cosmos ♡

@Kristine LeGault 8a pnw - I had a salpinglossis from Annie's that I LOVED, so then tried all kinds of seeds the next year, and got NADA NUTTIN BUPKUS. Of course, I'm super bad with seeds. I rationalize that if I get one plant out of a $4.00 bag of seeds that's about the same as buying a 4" annual somewhere, so I'm not really "wasting" the money... Last spring I was super vigilant with my seeds for tomatoes and such b/c I was worried that with the pandemic and shortages I might actually NEED those veggies -- and I was rewarded with so many tomato seedlings that were healthy that I supplied several other neighbors! So I guess if I'm careful I *can* do the seeds -- but I just get caught up, and it only takes one day of wind or high temps or a couple of days of me being super busy, and then my seedlings are toast.

Every year, I oversow basil seed in a whiskey barrel and get a 100% germination rate (I just won't learn). Then I spend time thinning out seedlings, but what a wonderful crop of basil we get, and I sow any brand of seed that is handy. We use huge amounts of basil in recipes and pesto, and are able to gift it to friends and neighbors. Why anyone would plant basil plants is beyond me. Some things are just meant to grow from seed. Deborah, at least you don't have quail eating up every blasted cosmos seed you sow. I used to grow such nice cosmos, and I miss it. Diane

Diane -- you inspire me (as usual). BTW - totally unrelated -- have you read the her royal spyness novels? A friend recommended them to me...

Deborah, I haven't read those novels, but I have read another book by that author, Rhys Bowen(?). I wasn't impressed, but maybe her lighter novels are better. I'll tell you what I've just read and was so very moved by--Olive, Again, which follows Olive Kitteridge, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. I think the second Olive novel should get the prize also. What a book. As usual, my book tastes are all over the map, and I read constantly. I read Thunderstruck by Erik Larsen, a nonfiction book which reads like a novel, which all his well researched books do. But even though I liked it very much, it didn't hold a candle to his best work, The Devil in the White City. You've got to read that one. And I haven't forsaken the Brits. I recently finished the sixth and last Mapp and Lucia novels by E.F. Benson. Oh, brother, you've got to read those. They are nutty novels of manners in the great English tradition and as funny as heck, not the word I usually use. OK, I've blabbed long enough about books. I doubt you'd have time to teach if you read all this stuff. Have fun with your new roses. Here in my garden, we have entered the month from !@#$. Diane

Whoo hoo! 3 seed catalogues came today.

Swallowtail, Park Seeds and Roots and Ryzomes.

I am drooling over so many pretty options.

Finally. Roots and Ryzomes has colored pictures

They never used to have pictures and I just tossed the catalogue out, because basically I am a 6 year old and need shiny sparkly pictures to hold my attention.

I checked Swallowtail online yesterday, and they were already out of the snapdragons and alyssum I'm interested in, and Johnny's was out, too. Everyone wants the dark reds and purples. Also, these sites mentioned that due to heavy demand, it would longer to get orders filled. One site had closed (Bear Creek Seeds) due to quarantining of the staff. There's more--I'll come back later. Diane

I'm back after blowing time looking at a great website. I used to order from Pinetree Garden Seeds years ago and got their catalog. Somehow, I lost touch with them, but, wow, what a great website they have. I plowed through 20 pages of seed offerings, and then went through 9 pages of the most wonderful books. I used to order books from them, many highly discounted. They offer gardening books, cook books, canning, pickle making, paper crafting, crochet, knitting, just an amazing variety of books. I'm going to check out their offerings on herbs, crafts, and other good stuff. They used to be kind of funky, back to the earth when I first ordered from them--black and white photos, etc, but now they have discovered color. Best of all, they have a policy of very low seed prices, but smaller quantities of seeds. This is what I like, unlike another seed seller who charges $4.00 for the same small quantities. And I signed up for their catalog again. I think I'll order their book on easy cracker baking. I'm getting hungry. Diane

The only seeds that I am ordering this year is a zinnia or 2

I already ordered cosmos and Dahlias . I should be good, says she with total faith

Kristine & Diane - you crack me up. Have you used Eden Bros.? they keep coming up in my searches. I've had good success with Renee's Garden Seeds and Seed Savers Exchange.

I like Renee's and first purchased my Lauren's Dark Grape Poppy seed from her. I thought Eden was one of those cut rate places. I checked some of their seeds and was a little skeptical. Maybe someone can clue us in. I've ordered from Seed Savers many years ago. Doame