I love shopping at my local garden center. Supporting my community’s economy is just one
benefit of this style of shopping. The other reason is much more selfish. When I venture to my favorite garden center I
get to wander through displays of arborvitaes and knock out roses. I never make a quick trip to my favorite
nursery, I’ll spend an hour or more meandering down the rows of perennials,
looking at wave petunias and listening to the babbling of fountains. A
purchase as simple as a packet of seeds or a bag of planting mix turns into a
quest for design inspiration as a stroll, very slowly, towards the cash register.
But…. If you, like me, are living in a climate where
nurseries are not open year round you can run into some problems. Lack of seeds to start in March, or limited
stock and supply when garden centers emerge from hibernation in early spring
can be frustrating. There is a
solution. Join me on a walk through a
virtual nursery open 365 days a year 24/7.
Welcome to the world of Burpee.
I check my mailbox religiously this time of year for the
Burpee catalog, but there is really no need to wait. Their website is more interactive,
informative, and easy to use. At www.burpee.com you can browse through their
offerings of vegetables, flowers, perennials, herbs, and fruit. They even offer organics and heirloom
varieties. Under each of these
categories you’ll find new plant varieties, some Burpee exclusives that you’ll
only find on their site or in their catalog.
This year I’m looking forward to trying…..
Burpee offers both seeds and started plants, giving you
either the satisfaction of beginning your own garden, or a jump start on the
season. I’ve never had many concerns
with ordering seed online. I’ve known
that when the seed arrived I could plant them at my leisure. Growing plants were an entirely different
matter. I worried about trying to time
my order and shipping with appropriate planting times for my zone. Burpee takes away all of those worries and
concerns. They delay shipping for your
products until the appropriate planting time for your zone.
Log on to Burpee.com, take a walk through the veggies and
meander through the perennials. I’m sure
you’ll find inspiration, just like in your favorite garden center. The only thing missing will be the smell of
honeysuckle, the crunch of gravel, and the sound of fountains.
*all photos from www.burpee.com
No comments:
Post a Comment