Home ›

Seed & seedling sources

in

Seeds

Burpee - founded in 1876 by seed pioneer W. Atlee Burpee, the largest garden company in North America offering seeds, garden plants and gardening supplies online and via retail garden centers nationwide; headquartered in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Fedco -  organized as a cooperative in 1978 based in Clinton, Maine, supplies cold-hardy seeds and seedlings especially adapted to the Northeast climate.

Johnny's Selected Seeds - a New England favorite, headquarted in Maine. Mail-order only except their retail outlet in Maine

Seeds of Change - begun in 1989, 100% organic seed, seedling, tree, bulb, and tool mail-order supplier emphasizing heirloom and hard-to-find varieties, with a research farm in New Mexico.

Seed Savers - non-profit member-supported organization started in 1975 that saves and shares heirloom seeds via catalog and online; Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa is the largest non-governmental seed bank in the United States.

Seedlings

Busa Farm and Garden in Lexington (next to the Arlington Res) - a grower of gourmet and heirloom vegetables and plants since 1920, using a combination of organic and traditional growing techniques.

Hutchins Farm - a farm stand in Concord, organic since 1973. They have a limited selection of very high quality seedlings in season.

Russell's Garden Center in Wayland - This family run business, started in 1876, is one of the largest garden centers in New England.  Russell's sells seeds, seedlings, annuals, perennials and nursery stock.

See:  http://www.russellsgardencenter.com/departments.html

Verrill Farm - a traditional farm stand in Concord that takes pre-orders for a good selection of heirloom tomatoes and a few other crops. Hosts heirloom tomato tastings at harvest time.

Waltham Fields Community Farm - a CSA in Waltham which sells a limited selection of excellent seedlings a few times a year in season.