Best Places to Buy Garden Seeds

By: Sherri Ribbey

Wondering where to get the best seeds for growing tasty vegetables or beautiful flowers? Check out some of our favorite mail-order seed sources.

Trusted websites to buy seeds online

Buying quality seed makes a difference in how well your new plants will take off. Here are several of our favorite mail-order sources for garden seeds. Learn what we like about each one in the list that follows.

Annie’s Annuals & Perennials
www.anniesannuals.com
Specializes in rare and unusual plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
www.rareseeds.com
Lots of heirloom and exotic vegetable seeds you won’t find at the garden center
Botanical Interests
www.botanicalinterests.com
Sells seeds for vegetable, herb and flower gardens, with special emphasis on certified organic seed
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
www.johnnyseeds.com
Sells seeds for fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, offers certified organic seed options
John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
www.kitchengardenseeds.com
Family owned and operated, sells seeds for fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs
Pinetree Garden Seeds
www.superseeds.com
Wide variety of vegetable and flower seeds at economical prices
Prairie Moon Nursery
www.prairiemoon.com
Plants, seed mixes and information for all types of native plantings and restoration
Renee’s Garden
www.reneesgarden.com
Seeds for gourmet vegetables, herbs and cut flowers, especially large sweet pea flower collection
Seed Savers Exchange
www.seedsavers.org
Heirloom and old-fashioned seeds; committed to preserving biodiversity
Select Seeds
www.selectseeds.com
Sells seeds (and plants, too) for flowers, including heirloom, native, and pollinator-friendly varieties, as well as new cultivars
Territorial Seed Company
www.territorialseed.com
Specializes in wide variety of vegetable seeds