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Seed catalogs are evil

January 22, 2015 · By Ann ·

Squash and marigolds in a three sisters garden bed
Squash and marigolds in a three sisters garden bed

“The catalog is the silent salesman.”

–W. Atlee Burpee

Apparently this seduction of the American gardening public with enthusiastic description and hyperbolic color imagery has been going on for quite a while. I succumbed badly this year.

And that was before I finished the shrub and vine orders today.

Filed Under: Stray Arrow Ranch Tagged With: garden

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  1. Planting seeds to feed the bees says:
    January 23, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    […] my mini-rant yesterday about seed catalogs, someone asked on Facebook what new things we are trying this year. […]

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