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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 February 26, 2007
9:50 AM Post #3226382
| There are a total of 551 votes:
| A lot (more than 50 so far)
(47 votes, 8%) |  |
| A good assortment, but not too many (several dozen)
(196 votes, 35%) | |
| Just a handful (fewer than a dozen)
(257 votes, 46%) | |
| No catalogs - I shop online only
(16 votes, 2%) | |
| No catalogs - I don't buy plants or seeds by mail
(21 votes, 3%) | |
| Other?
(14 votes, 2%) | |
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Previous Polls |
ginnylynn
Blyth, ON
(Zone 5b)
February 26, 2007
9:57 AM Post #3226395
| Wow - I can't believe that fewer than a dozen constitutes a handful of catalogues! I thought I was going overboard this year in approaching a dozen different ones :-)
--Ginny |
Pagancat
Gainesboro, TN
(Zone 6b)
February 26, 2007
10:24 AM Post #3226452
| Well...it may be just a handfull, but as I go over and over them, it might as well be 100!
Sheryl |
plantladyhou
Katy, TX
(Zone 8b)
February 26, 2007
10:56 AM Post #3226543
| There is nothing cheerier than a seed/plant catalog when nothing is blooming. I read them like the newspaper and make up imaginary gardens as I do so.
Ann |
wgnkiwi
Burlingame, CA
(Zone 9a)
February 26, 2007
11:04 AM Post #3226566
| With the exception of Sandhill Preservation I only shop online. Doesn't stop the catalogues from coming in the mail, though. Not that I mind - I love reading them over and over again. |
Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
February 26, 2007
11:09 AM Post #3226588
| I couldn't count mine as seed catalogs since most of mine are from daylily growers.. ahh but it's still good |
GreenAtHeart
Franklin Grove, IL
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
11:10 AM Post #3226591
| I read them line by line and build my "virtual" garden as each new catalog arrives. Of course, I would need 100 acres to hold it all! |
digging_dirt
comebychance, NL
(Zone 5b)
February 26, 2007
11:52 AM Post #3226702
| i have almost a dozen as will,and i think i ordered something from each one. |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
12:18 PM Post #3226770
| Most of mine are 4th 5th ans 6th copies of the first one they sent but I still have at least 9 or 10 different companies |
justfurkids
Toone, TN
(Zone 7a)
February 26, 2007
12:20 PM Post #3226774
| I have well over 50 here already. Its my passion! Once the sun goes down, you'll frequently find me sitting in front of the tv listening to my favorite shows but my eyes are glued to the latest plant catalog.
carol - lovin that eye candy |
windbalm
Philipsburg, PA
(Zone 5b)
February 26, 2007
12:32 PM Post #3226815
| I get catalogs from over 20 different companies, and re-read them all for the lovely photos and the information about each cultivar. Like others, I build fantasy gardens while the snow swirls outside. I have way too many seeds to start already, but I did order a few packets from Pinetree - my favorite for seeds.
If I had unlimited funds, I would order from Burpee (the BEST photos!) and Bluestone Perennials (I even kept their last-year's catalog because I like the way they present the information on each plant) and about half a dozen others.
I just got a lovely Dutch Bulbs catalog this week - Wow, I'll take some of each for that fantasy garden! |
Jnette
Northeast, WA
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
1:56 PM Post #3227049
| After the holidays over and the days are so dreary with the skys so gray and snow piled 2 feet high and the knowledge that this is what is going to be for the next 3-4 months, I gotta say those seed catalogs are mind saving. As a few of you have said, there is not enough room for all of the plants I want to grow.
I love it when my mailbox is bulging with seed catalogs. And I do buy.
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ByndeweedBeth
scio, oregon, OR
(Zone 8a)
February 26, 2007
1:59 PM Post #3227055
| I wish they would send me more catalogs. |
tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
2:43 PM Post #3227201
| I may get 6 or 7 of'em, but usually only order out of 1 or 2
the rest is on-line shopping.
I use the magazines for ideas, or plants i want and look for them on line -- and yes, dream that it is spring or summer and i'm out in the garden. |
WillowandSpike
Ballintleva
(Ireland)
February 26, 2007
3:19 PM Post #3227344
| I only get a few...as i'm still a newbie!
Perhaps everyone could list their favorite catalogues - so that we can look them up
Would be especially helpful if you could add the reason that you like them.
(Windbalm...I will be onto Burpee and Bluestone perennials tomorrow!)
I've heard that Chilterns is a "one to keep"
Sue |
renwings
Sultan, WA
(Zone 8a)
February 26, 2007
4:28 PM Post #3227561
| I love Select Seeds and Bluestone Perennials. YAY! Catalogs! |
Karrie20x
Spokane, WA
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2007
5:05 PM Post #3227676
| Ummm - not to be technical, but is this just for the year of 2007 or since we started gardening, lol! I haven't received any since I've moved, but where I lived before I averaged at least 20 per year - many from the same companies (ones I've purchased from). |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
5:14 PM Post #3227701
| 30, and a few that didn't come.
Plant prices and shipping are getting a little too high. I'm turning to growing my own this year. The bottom shelf is built!!
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Sofonisba
Putnam County, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2007
5:20 PM Post #3227708
| I must have more than twelve, but not enough to justify clicking "several dozen" They're all scattered around the house so that I have one to browse through no matter where I'm sitting.
My favorites: Plant Delights Nursery, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Logee's, Bluestone Perennials, Gardens Alive! (supplies), Jung quality seeds, Burpee, John Scheepers (bulbs)... to name a few!
Harper |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 26, 2007
6:40 PM Post #3227918
| I'm not at 50, but 25-30 I'd say. I order from a few. |
dmac085
Greensboro, NC
(Zone 7a)
February 26, 2007
6:47 PM Post #3227948
| Once you get a whole years' worth containing seeds, plants and bulbs well...I must be getting near 50! YIKES! And on top of that I'm a packrat...well...you got problems right there! Oh, and once you order, for some reason they send you ANOTHER catalog. I have ordered from T&M and Select Seeds and have recieved at least 4 catalogs each from them already. Each one has a different cover too. |
pjank46
Selma, AL
(Zone 8a)
February 26, 2007
8:53 PM Post #3228349
| I used to get catalogs from anybody that sent out one...but when I quit ordering...they quit sending. I even got catalogs for baby chicks. LOL |
gardenergail
Bay, AR
(Zone 7a)
February 26, 2007
9:09 PM Post #3228409
| Well, there's too big a gap between "less than a dozen" and "several dozen" if you ask me... I've gotten more than a dozen but not several dozen!! |
Jax4ever
Boxford, MA
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2007
9:38 PM Post #3228513
| What's funny is that I only shop on line as well!!! I like to have the catalogs and place my order based on what I see in them. Sometimes I get a special web-only offer.
As a former ad person, those of us who get tons of catalogs are what the industry calls "Print Responsive" so our names get sold to other direct-marketers. My record is 30 catalogs in one day (during the Christmas season). I am also one of the few dummies that goes out of their way to request catalogs! (it's OK-- I recycle!!) |
Xeramtheum
Summerville, SC
(Zone 8a)
February 26, 2007
10:16 PM Post #3228664
| Mine immediately go in the trash .. i take great care not to look at them.
X |
Seandor
Springfield, MA
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2007
10:19 PM Post #3228678
| I deliberately ordered as many catalogues as possible - then I invited neighbours over for a pot-luck lunch and tea, and we poured over (and drooled over) the plants and seeds. It was great fun and didn't cost anything :-) |
spartacusaby
Hendersonville, NC
(Zone 7a)
February 27, 2007
1:39 AM Post #3229202
| What a great idea, Seandor!
Just when I think I have my plans set for the spring, a new catalog arrives... |
Laurie1
Burwash Weald
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9b)
February 27, 2007
10:30 AM Post #3229996
| I voted for just enough, but I don't think I actually get more than 8 or ten - but I like the phrase 'just enough'. |
rose_petalzz
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 27, 2007
2:47 PM Post #3230772
| I love the catalogs alot too, but only order from a select few. But to look at those pictures and use them to record what I have in my garden in a "garden book"(which I need to do badly) is fun!!! Hey gals or guys, if any of you have any rose catalogues or daylily catalogs to share, I would pay for postage, if they are ones I don't have already!!!! There was a "catalog" site on here wasn't there for ordering alot of catalogs at one time, one site for lots of companies?????? Anyone know what that website was or is??? Thanks in advance!!!
Ruby |
lafko06
Brimfield, MA
(Zone 5a)
February 27, 2007
3:34 PM Post #3231461
| I don't have 50 but I have several dozen. I keep them in a pile beside my desk (so I can order on the computer) and read, and re-read each of them. Even if they are companies I don't order from, I still order their catalogs in case I find ideas and then I'll just buy the stuff somewhere else. I even kept my last year catalogs in case I have a question from this year's catalogs. If I see a company mentioned in DG that someone mentions in a forum, I like to sign up for those catalogs too. I don't like to PAY for catalogs, I only did it once and I won't say which one (it truly was a lovely catalog) because I can just as easily buy their products on line.
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pirl
Southold, NY
(Zone 7a)
February 27, 2007
4:52 PM Post #3231726
| I'm with cece and gardenergail as for amounts of catalogs. We order from several and online as well. Ensata for JI's is glorious and Swan Island for dahlias is wonderful. |
BuckeyeAnne
Columbus, OH
(Zone 6a)
February 27, 2007
5:23 PM Post #3231828
| This is my first year to think about gardening much, my husband has been doing all of it and loving it--but he is getting less and less able to move around, so I want to help. I ordered some catalogs from companies online and when they started coming in I got a little carried away and ordered stuff--not a lot. Now my husband thinks I should not be looking at the catalogs, that I will order a bunch of stuff we can't use. The first year we moved to Ohio I ordered some bulbs from Michigan Bulb and none of them did much of anything. He would rather go to the local gardening stores and buy, but their selections are sort of limited. So I keep my fantasies in control and just look without the credit card in my hand. |
sallyg
Anne Arundel Co., MD
(Zone 7a)
February 27, 2007
6:03 PM Post #3231977
| I've been ordering from Pinetree for several years now- slightly smaller packets, so reasonable price and shipping. Love Johnny's and Territorial Seeds cats, but more pricey. I'll keep them for the cultural info. Keeping Parks and T and M for pics. That's enough for me. I really prefer if the cat lists the latin name not just a common name.
Only ordered from Pinetree and online at Valuseeds this year. So far! |
Lenka_
Princeton, TX
(Zone 8a)
February 27, 2007
10:20 PM Post #3232844
| I have received a few catalogs this season but voted that I mostly shop online which is true. Some websites have a ton of pictures so I waste my time in the front of my laptop drooling over them instead of reading catalogs. But also instead of catalogs I subscribe to a few gardening magazines and read those over and over and even have a binder where I collect the best articles and pictures I like. Sometimes it makes about half the magazine, so my binder is getting filled up quick!! Pages from catalogs go in there too along with company information for the future references. I also keep an Excel spreadsheet with a plant picture, name and description as my wish list. The moment I find a plant I'd like to have - it gets added to my spreadsheet and when I have time I surf Internet and catalogs for those plants on my wish list!! It's a bit crazy - but what the hell, it works fo me! Especially I like going over my list with pictures and dreaming up my next flowerbed... Ahhh.. If I only had more space in my garden!!
And I have to confess - I am guilty of ordering a ton of seeds (I started early...), I think a bit more than I can handle..he-hee... :)
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billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
February 27, 2007
10:25 PM Post #3232864
| Lenka, the spreadsheet is an exellent idea. People name plants and I think I'll remember the names, but I don't. |
HERBIE43
wappingers falls, NY
(Zone 5b)
February 28, 2007
7:26 AM Post #3233562
| i only get totally tomatoes, [HYPERLINK@www.totallytomato.com] ,baker creek heirloom seeds, [HYPERLINK@www.rareseeds.com] , and tomato growers supply company, [HYPERLINK@www.tomatogrowers.com]
of these three i go more and more to baker creek seeds because they ofer just a huge selection of seeds. for instance, under melons they have american, asian and european mellons and not just one or two from each but loads of them. and forget about tomatoes, they have tons of them in every color.
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tabasco
Cincinnati (Anderson, OH
(Zone 6a)
February 28, 2007
9:31 AM Post #3233898
|
I am shopping for seeds in my seed box! There's a lot (of seeds) in there I never new I had!
It's part of my ongoing "sorting out and purging clutter" plan that I picked up from the 'Flylady' discussion on how to get organized. Here's the site link [HYPERLINK@www.flylady.net] if you're interested.
I have cancelled many of my catalogs (to save paper and GO GREEN) but I do miss them! 'Shopping' on web sites is not quite the same thing as cuddling up by the fire with a glass of chardonnay and a good stack of seed catalogs dreaming about spring! |
bthyme
Buena Vista, VA
February 28, 2007
10:47 AM Post #3234128
| How many I get depends on what you count. I keep seed/nursery catalogs from about 30 different places (not counting the ones I automatically trash, like Spring Hill). But then there are places like Wayside Gardens that waste their money sending the same expensive catalog every month, just with a new cover. I read most catalogs cover to cover, then compare prices, sizes, etc., if I want something. Yes, I too use a spreadsheet sometimes. Most orders are placed on line. Occasionally I order online from somebody that has never sent me a catalog--that ALWAYS means I will get catalogs from them ever after. Then there are the garden supply catalogs, etc., etc. |
pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
February 28, 2007
1:11 PM Post #3234562
| I get tons of catalogs. I didn't count, but I feel certain there are 50 or more. I buy seeds and plants over the internet or by catalog and as a result I am on everybody's mailing list. Many of them I have never purchased anything from but the keep sending them year after year. I don't really mind, though. Every January or so I throw away all the previous year's catalogs, except the iris ones and wait for the next year's batch.
Even when ordering on line, it is handy to have the catalog in hand for helping to fill out on line forms, for comparing one plant to another, etc. etc.
I really enjoy some of the catalogs -- others, not so much. |
Annepaola
Manahawkin, NJ
(Zone 7a)
February 28, 2007
2:44 PM Post #3234811
| I recycle them by taking them each month to our community center where we hold our garden club. I keep my favorites of course. Pinetree, Scheepers, Brent and Becky. This year I requested free seed from WinterSown and received a nice selection. Family problems have prevented me from winter sewing however. |
alicemv
Aquebogue, NY
(Zone 6a)
February 28, 2007
4:02 PM Post #3235075
| I'm with ya, pagancat. I get about 12 of them, but, by the time I'm thru with them, it's like 100. Although, then I hit the internet.
Alice. |
McCool
Millbury, MA
(Zone 5a)
March 1, 2007
8:30 AM Post #3236858
| I think that I've only gotten a couple this year as I don't order from most of them. I've been trying to save a lot of my own seeds (though I had to fill in a couple of things --- ordered from Heirloom Seeds online). I mostly (try to) grow a few veggies, some perennial flowers, and wildflowers that re-seed themselves. I don't have room or time for more than that. |
kmom246
Silver Springs, NV
(Zone 6b)
March 2, 2007
7:17 PM Post #3242400
| I am definitely "Print Responsive". I love getting the catalogs - some have excellent growing tips and/or plant descriptions. Also, depending on where the growers are, there is sometimes different info in different catalogs. And even catalogs from places I know I will never buy from get a look-over -- maybe they are advertising a cultivar that I just HAVE to have -- then I can go on line and see if my favorite places are carrying them. Ultimately, I place the order on line -- but for winter fire-side reading, seed/plant/garden catalogs can't be beat. When my kids were little, they would bring the catalogs to school to make collages and such with. They were always a big hit... but attn catalog distributors -- by Feb my seed orders are all placed, so those who don't get them to me before then loose out on possibly getting my buck or 50 :-) |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
March 3, 2007
4:12 AM Post #3243520
| Love looking thru all of the catalogs I get but I get that "itch" to go dig in the dirt so I have to put them down. Guess I can always go play with my house plants. |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
March 3, 2007
9:15 AM Post #3243843
| OK, the question says 'seed' catalogs and I took that literally, so I think I said a dozen. If I add in all the plant, bulb and garden catalogs, I probably have well over 50 different ones, and get at least 20 a week, but most are repeats. I do all of my shopping online, but that doesn't stop the print catalogs from coming.
Probably 2/3 of what comes in the mail are places I wouldn't order from. A lot of the places I order from either don't have print catalogs or charge for them. So I just work from the web site.
My favorites for ordering? For plants Bluestone Perennials, Garden Crossings, Wrightman Alpines, Hazzard's Greenhouse. For seeds: Parks (veggies), T's Flowers and Things, seedman.com
My absolutely fav catalog? Logee's. I go thru it over & over. Haven't ordered yet, but I will when it warms up a bit. They have an excellent reputation, so I know I won't be disappointed.
jan (aka gram)...these are love-lies-bleeding
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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phicks
Lakeland, FL
(Zone 9b)
March 3, 2007
2:25 PM Post #3244597
| i was right again lol |
gardener2005
Baton Rouge area, LA
(Zone 8b)
March 3, 2007
5:45 PM Post #3245067
| I keep them and go through looking at the pictures just like any other picture book. I don`t get tired of them but I thin them out if they get piled too high. |
BriarRose74
Moon Twp, PA
(Zone 6a)
March 3, 2007
9:04 PM Post #3245608
| I would love to get more, but don't have time to read the dozen or so I've already rec'd, saving them for later. Hopefully later will get here soon!! ~ Suzi :) |
rutholive
Tonasket, WA
(Zone 5a)
March 3, 2007
10:57 PM Post #3245922
| I said 50 plus. My favorites are T & M, Parks, Pinetree, Johnny's, Territorial, Totally tomatoes, Nichols, Stokes. All the seeds I ordered have come and the slower germinating ones have been planted. I am happy to receive the catalogs, but feel the seeds might not be so expensive if the companies wouldn't send so many repeat catalogs. Donna |
greenthumb_NC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
March 4, 2007
9:36 AM Post #3246721
| I receive an assortment of catalogs of plants only, my horticulture magazines, and catalogs of garden products & accessories. I get catalogs of bulbs also which I throw out. I sure have enough to do in the winter!!! I can't estimate it too well, since I have thrown away lots of them and I receive DUPLICATE catalogs from T & M and a few others. 8-)
Karin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
SongsofJoy
New Hampshire, NH
(Zone 5b)
March 4, 2007
1:51 PM Post #3247444
| I get a lot of plant catalogs - I haven't gotten into seeds yet. My favorite catalogs for dreary winter dreaming are White Flower Farm and Bluestone Perennials. |
c_jdub
Aldrich, MN
(Zone 3b)
February 13, 2008
12:44 PM Post #4533305
| Alas! When we married a spouse that loved gardening was not high on the list of requirements.
I voted for a visit to a botanical garden - not any in particular. It would be a sacrifice on his part.
Dinner out is what I'll receive on the day or maybe cut flowers - he will surprise me!
This message was edited Feb 14, 2008 12:55 AM |
c_jdub
Aldrich, MN
(Zone 3b)
February 13, 2008
12:48 PM Post #4533330
| Major embarrassment - wrong thread!!!!!!!
I lost count of the catalogs - somewhere between 30 and 50! |
DASIYS
Mount Orab, OH
(Zone 6b)
February 15, 2008
5:10 PM Post #4543254
| I mainly request catalogs to learn horticulture (hey they are free!) and order only when I find a good deal or when there is a plant I really want. But anyway this year, I received about 50.
This message was edited Apr 12, 2008 7:22 PM |
greenthumb_NC
Charlotte, NC
(Zone 7b)
February 17, 2008
7:35 AM Post #4549453
| I use the information in my horticulture magazines to find new plants or more info on some. I tackle the Internet to find the source of where to get them, then go from there. I do not order from the Internet, but I make a call and talk directly to order. I seem to do that consistently. Lots of fun for me!!
Karin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
sidekicks2003
Courtenay, BC
(Zone 7a)
March 5, 2008
9:16 PM Post #4627504
| None, I some times get one if I am lucky. |
mommie
Weslaco, TX
(Zone 9b)
March 6, 2008
5:01 PM Post #4630582
| Ionly have one from a company I did business with in the spring. I really don't need a catalog as I shop mostly on line. |
plantnative
Howell, MI
April 1, 2008
3:56 PM Post #4741779
| I get about 15 and half of them I order from. I also shop on line but I must admit the catalogs help get me through Mi.'s long winters. |
PamelaQ
Navarre, FL
(Zone 8b)
April 1, 2008
3:58 PM Post #4741787
| About 15 or 20. |
sunbug1
Todd, NC
April 9, 2008
11:34 AM Post #4781515
| I must have received at least 20 and it's still early Spring. If I ordered everything I wished for out of them, I'd be flat broke! But I love to read, look, and dream! |
