By Eileen Alexander
I don’t know about you, but seed and flower catalogs have been arriving in my mailbox these past few weeks on an almost daily basis. It’s great fun to sit down over a cup of tea and peruse what’s on offer — from old favorites to new varieties of both vegetables and flowers.
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