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Seeds for all types of climates and gardens, vegetables, flowers and more!
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2000 Burpee Seeds and Plants
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Who They Are
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Burpee has been America’s leading seed supplier for over 120 years. They first brought gardeners the impatiens, the marigold, the zinnia, the hybrid tomato and cucumber . We originated the legendary Big Boy tomato, Iceberg lettuce and purple-leafed basil. Recently, they’ve developed a large selection of bedding and nursery plants, plus a full line of gardening products.
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What They offer
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Burpee sells seed of over 500 vegetable and herb varieties and 600 kinds of flowers, including the largest selection of heirloom vegetables and flowers available anywhere. Many of these are also available as transplants, via express mail or in garden centers. And they also offer a rich assortment of perennial plants, spring bulbs, summer bulbs, fruits, shrubs, vines and trees, plus seed starting supplies and many gardening tools and accessories. Even greenhouses! Click here to visit their store!
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Company history
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The Burpee company was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by an 18 year-old with a passion for plants and animals and a mother willing to lend him $1000 dollars of 'seed money' (snicker) to get started in business. Within 25 years he had developed the largest, most progressive seed company in America. By 1915 they were mailing a million catalogues a year to America's gardeners.
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