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Re: Sweet pea supplier...needs R/T ticket...


Donna,

If the person doesn't mind contacting another company in the UK, I would
also suggest Seeds by Size. They seem to have a very large collection of
sweet pea varieties:

http://www.seeds-by-size.co.uk/swepea98.htm

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Dawson" <donna@icangarden.com>
To: "'Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 4:24 PM
Subject: RE: [GWL] Sweet pea supplier...needs R/T ticket...


> Hi John...it might have been easy to google, but the results are not
> good..this is what was sent to me in this regard...
>
> 'I have a question for you, every year for the past 10 years I have grown
> sweet peas and have bought them from Boltons Sweet Peas in England,
> Birdbrook, Halstead, Essex to be exact and I have been unsuccessful at
> reaching them this past year. I tried phoning, email and a web site that
was
> never finished. I wondered if any of your fellow gardeners have ever
> planted Boltons sweet peas? or if anybody would perhaps have a new address
> for them. It was most unusual for them not to send their catalogue out
last
> year. Any help you could give me would be much appreciated.  They had the
> most wonderful seed, big hardy stems, large frilly flowers and lots of
> scent. I purchased seed from Kings seeds in England this
> year and am so disappointed in them, nothing like Boltons.'
>
> That is why I sent this note to the garden writers :)
>
> Donna Dawson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [g*@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of John Wm.
> Rommel
> Sent: August 8, 2003 5:09 PM
> To: donna@icangarden.com; Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers
> Forum
> Subject: RE: [GWL] Sweet pea supplier...needs R/T ticket...
>
>
> I know I'm not the only one who knows how to "google" a thought, a topic
or
> a name, but this one was too easy...
>
> just one listing and they are a garden centre (note sp,) in Essex....
>
> Try Thompson & Morgan, or Burpee...or is there that specific variety that
> you need that is only handed down Father(Bolton) to Son(Bolton) !!??
>
> John Wm. Rommel
> NYC/Zone 6b
> (The rats ate all my Sweet Pea self-seedlings...it's true what they
say...)
>
>
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