Heirloom Vegetables

Hi all,

I'm new to this list and subscribed for future help with my new
veggie garden. I've grown veggies in the past, but it's been awhile. 

My new veggie garden is currently only on paper.  It is presently
sheep fields, and tilling hopefully will be done in Feb.or March,
depending on the amount of rain.  It will be about 30x70 feet,
organic, and on the South side of my new (just 6 months old) Rose
Garden.  

The Rose Garden (organically tended also) consists of Old Roses
[nearly 100 now] perennials, shrubs and several small fruit trees is
currently 50x70. House is north of all this and no big shade trees
about.

I plan to add a wide grape arbor (with sitting benches on the
insides) as a "gate way" between the two gardens. Course a few of the
old roses will "dress up" the veggie space, and alliums, onions and
herbs will greatly benefit the rose garden too.

I have several seed catalogs, and have a strong interest in heirloom
varieties that are beautifully suited for the home garden, and full
of flavor. The whole idea of Open Pollinating - a delightful
''science'' I have yet much to learn of, and the collecting my own
seeds year after year intrigues me. 

The catalogs I have are: 

Territorial Seeds- I have used in the past and have been most
thrilled with. They don't list the old ones as such or have any
infro. on pollination or seed collecting.

Burpee Heirloom catalog- the selection is rather limited, history is
interesting, and also no infro. on seed saving.

Seeds Blum - is a wonderful catalog (no color pictures did put me off
a spell)  full of great information on saving seeds, recipes, novelty
varieties, books, charts, and which varieties are self-pollinating. 
They encourage the saving of these old, flavorful and fragrant
"hand-me-downs" ancestors, which I too would like to support.

I have never ordered from Seeds Blum before.  
Have any of you done so ?  
Are they good quality seeds ?  

Any hints about OP, seed collection or favorite old varieties would
be greatly appreciated.  Eventually I would like to get into trading
seed. :-)

Sincerely,       
Carleen Rosenlund of Rainier, Oregon -USDA-8
Sweetbriar - Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
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