Top 10 Seed Suppliers

Terre de Semences
This beautifully illustrated, 172-page catalogue is packed with information on growing the featured plants, mostly veg and herbs. There are loads of varieties you won’t readily find anywhere else. Definitely worth the £3 charge, you can also order on line.
www.terredesemences.com
www.organicseedsonline.com

Sarah Raven’s Cutting Garden
A welcome addition to the on-line gardening community, this site now makes it easy to order Sarah Raven’s carefully chosen seeds, included pre-selected packs for veg, flowers, winter salads, and many more.
www.thecuttinggarden.com

Ferme de Sainte Marthe
More organic veg from France – they do it so well! You’ll find such rarities as bulbous chervil, skirret – and how about growing evening primrose for its edible root? No on-line ordering but you can e-mail chaseorg@aol.com

Thompson & Morgan
This long-established catalogue is now available on line. The latest catalogue contains 140 new varieties, and the whole range covers ornamentals, veg and some fruit. Young plants are also available within the UK.
www.thompson-morgan.com

Breckland Nurseries
A good range of seeds including cottage garden plant, herbs, veg and organic seed potatoes. Order on line or print out an order form.
www.seeds.albatross.co.uk

Chiltern Seeds
Over 4000 different seeds are available so thank goodness there is a search facility on this easy-to-use site.
www.chilternseeds.co.uk

Seeds by Size
A no-frills site but perfect if you kno0w what you want, and you want lots. Veg, flower and herb seeds are all available by weight, but you have to print out the order form.
www.seeds-by-size.co.uk

Jekka’s Herb Farm
The definitive site for organic herbs and edible flower seeds. You can also order a good range of plants – a bewildering range of culinary, aromatic, decorative and medicinal herbs, plus some wild flowers.
www.jekkasherbfarm.com

Exhibition Seeds
A good range of seeds and not just for exhibition growing, although this has a section of its own.
www.exhibition-seeds.co.uk

Nicky’s Nursery
An approachable and easy-to-use site with plenty of information on growing flowers and herbs from seed. It’s a large site, but easy to navigate. The wildflower section is particularly good.
www.nickys-nursery.co.uk