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Organizations and WebsitesColonial Williamsburg: GardensThe Colonial Nursery P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776 www.history.org/History/CWLand/ Colonial Williamsburg offers a wealth of information about 18th-century gardens and horticultural practices, along with period-appropriate vegetable, herb, and flower seeds for sale. The Heirloom Vegetable Gardener’s Assistant www.halcyon.com/tmend/heirloom.htm Hosted by botanist Kathy Mendelson, this site includes general information about heirloom seeds and an extensive annotated list of heirloom seed sources. International Seed Saving Institute P.O. Box 4619 Ketchum, ID 83340 www.seedsave.org A non-profit organization dedicated to seed-saving. The site includes detailed instructions for saving many different kinds of seeds. Seed Savers Exchange 3094 North Winn Road Decorah, IA 52101 (563) 382-5990 www.seedsavers.org Founded in 1975, the Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit organization of gardeners who save and share heirloom seed. Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants Monticello P.O. Box 217 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 984-9822 www.monticello.org/chp The Center collects, preserves, and distributes historic plant varieties, and publishes Twinleaf, an annual journal and catalog. |
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