Online Herb Seed Sources

Ferry-Morse Seeds offers 15 basils in addition to three chamomiles, three dills, four parsleys, and a number of other standard herb varieties. Their website could do for an overhaul, however, as the ordering system is not the standard "shopping cart", but a cut-and-paste-into an email method. This method lacks in security, since any credit card numbers sent via e-mail will not be encrypted, and many may shy away.

Park Seed Co.
http://www.parkseed.com

Parks' has a "basil minette" which they claim will grow into a perfect ten-inch mound. This would be great for edging not only in the herb garden, but also in the general landscape. Another great landscape herb plant offered is a "creeping rosemary Irene", although this is only offered in plant form. They offer two cilantros: cilantro fesival, maturing early in 50 days for a quick leaf harvest and then seed harvest; and cilantro santo, which matures late for bigger leaf harvests. Other herbs of interest include: indigo and madder for dyeing, several lavender choices, stevia, and a five-basil seed collection. Park Seed has a well-done site, colorful and easy to navigate.

Companies Specializing in Herbs

Richters Herb Specialists
http://www.richters.com/

This is obviously one, if not THE best online site and catalogue, carrying a very wide selection of culinary, medicinal and other types of herbs. Under their basil category, for instance, they offer 31 varieties, including the 'Nufar' fusarium resistant variety, and African Blue basil. NOTE: not all types are offered in both seed and plant form. Some, like African Blue basil, are only offered as plants. They offer eight different seed collections including a "Flights of Fancy Butterfly Herb Garden". Richters also includes a page on herbs new to their catalogue for 2001: lime balm, chocolate boneset, sweet salad basil, lemon mint marigold, milennium mint, 11 new sages and more. Shop here when looking for the widest variety of herb seeds.

Tea Herb Farm
http://mvpimages.net/teaherbfarm/cat/her...

This site was found using a search engine, but may be worth checking out. They state their service and seed quality, and they are based in a city called Tea, Missouri! Although it's named 'Tea' Herb Farm, they appear to have seeds in many other categories also. Seeds of interest inlcude Agave, bearberry, and a tea collection which also offers heat sealable tea bags.

Any recommendations? If any readers know of other online herb seed stores which are worth a mention, please feel free to start a new discussion.

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