[goatlady]

Gurney's is no longer owned by the Gurney family and no longer frows it's own seeds and stock. They were bought out by a large conglomerate, as was Henry Fields, and several other national companies 3-4 years ago and in my op[inion the seed quality and customer service went into the pits. I have not bought from any of those companies for several years. They did have excellent trees as they were grown in Yankton, SD and were good for harsh climate. No longer true. They contract out their trees and most everything else. May be good, may be not. I'll stick with smaller, family controlled companies. Glad you had good luck with them.

 

[goatlady]

I like Johnny's Seed Co. and most especially Pinetree Seed Co. Pinetree usually sells their packets at less than $1.00. Granted there are a few less seeds than Burpees, but they are open pollinated, mostly organic, and the variety is tremendous. I don't personally need 100 broccoli seed at a time. Good service and great catalog. I think their WEB site is www.superseeds.com. Shepard's Seeds carries a huge variety of European/Asian seeds and varieties. I get my tomato/pepper seeds from Totally Tomatos. Burpee Seed Co. has been expanding their open pollinated selection in the last few years, and Park Seed Co. is getting better in that area also. Vermont Bean and Seed Co. is fantastic. I'm sure there are others out there. These are just the one I personally use and have used for years.