The Burpee seed catalog is probably one of the most well-known gardening catalogs around

Why is that? Well, the Burpee seed catalog was started way back in 1876 by an 18 year-old with a passion for plants. Apparently, the “.com” boom of the late 1990’s wasn’t the only time teenagers became wealthy from business startups! These gardening catalogs really took off. By 1915 the Burpee seed catalog must have been the largest circulation gardening catalogs, getting mailed out to over a million gardeners each year.

The Burpee seed catalog is still very well known, but there are many other gardening catalogs available now. Names like Gurney’s, Henry Field’s, and Johnny’s are just a few of the many seed companies who provide high quality vegetable seed catalogs with good customer service.

The Burpee seed catalog has even become one of the more collectible gardening catalogs.

You can see pictures of past covers of the Burpee seed catalog on their website. The actual gardening catalogs themselves have become collectible, however. If you take a look at eBay and search for Burpee catalog, you’ll probably find a few up for auction. The older ones can fetch a pretty good price.

If you’re looking for a reputable seed company, you can’t go wrong with the Burpee seed catalog. We have some other recommended gardening catalogs on our seed companies page as well.

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