I often order from Parks, indeed with our dollar being close to par, you can get some types of seeds at a lower price than here in Canada ...

Yep, love the Cappuccino Rudbeckias ... along with Tiger Eye, Cordoba, Cherokee Sunset, Goldilocks, Toto etc ... okay, I grow alot of these, lol.

Terry

oilpainter,
do you have any problem or anything special you have to do to order seeds from the U.S. ?

I don't know about other seed companies but my Parks order went through as smooth as butter. I even forgot a couple of things and I called their 1-800 number and they added them to my order. I had their catalogue but I ordered on line and they sent me an e-mail confirming my order. Of course the total was in American funds so the exchange rate wasn't added on, but for a $20 it would be an extra $1 or so. I'm not worried about that our dollar is close to par.

I first heard of Parks on this forum so there are a lot of Canadians ordering from them.

I have already received my order from Gardens North. I ordered early because they offered 'Dropmore Yellow" digitalis seed from Dr. Skinner's very hardy prairie-bred digitalis which is very difficult to come by these days. I have been looking for it for several years and didn't want to miss it. Of course I couldn't pay the shipping for just one packet of seeds so I also got Astilbe chinensis pumila even though I don't know where to put it as my gardening space is already overfull.I also have rose seeds in the refrigerator and all my rose cuttings I thought would be so difficult are growing prodigiously under the lights I use for seed starting. So my indoor gardening is getting as crowded as my outdoor.
Leo

I used to order seeds from Park's many years ago and found them very reliable. I'm glad to hear that there is no "border issue" for Canadians that still want to choose from their excellent selection.