Every year we spend time leafing through several catalogues, trying to spot the most suitable varieties and the best prices. Here are some of our favourites:– Edwin Tucker & Sons Ltd, Brewery Meadow, Stonepark, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 7DG. (01364) 652403. A great local firm with a shop/depot in Crediton, so we save delivery costs by picking up bulky items like potatoes from there. They produce a catalogue with some pictures and a good range of vegetables, flowers, potatoes, soft fruit and sundries The same range of seeds (and a few more) are offered in larger quantities in their ‘Growers List’. Website (with online ordering) and e-mail Suffolk Herbs have a website and offer a good range of herbs, vegetables, flowers and sundries. A specially good selection of Oriental vegetables. E-mail E.W.King & Co Ltd, Monks Farm, Kelvedon, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9PG. (01376) 570000. Kings are the parent company of Suffolk Herbs and deal with large and small quantities of seeds. They have catalogues for Home Gardeners and Commercial Growers and both are well illustrated. Website (with online ordering) and e-mail Marshalls, FREEPOST NATE104, Wisbech, Cambs., PE13 2BR have a good catalogue and have given us good service for normal ‘garden’ quantities. Phone 01945 466711. Website with online ordering. Chiltern Seeds have a well-deserved reputation for a truly vast range of seeds. A wonderful catalogue with interesting detail on many different flowers, trees and other plants, including Oriental vegetables and uncommon vegetables. 300 pages on paper. Website with online ordering. E-mail The Real Seed Catalogue was a new one for us in 2004. We found them through an Eliot Coleman connection and they encouraged us to get started with selling Glaser Tools. Technically, they operate a seed club, which you join by requesting seeds from them. In this way, they can legally supply you with seeds of some old varieties which may not be on the official EU list. We have used some for several years, and keep coming back for more! They have some very interesting varieties. Website with online catalogue and ordering, or by post.
