Free Seed Catalogs 2025



Now is the perfect time to start planning your 2025 spring garden. The landscape may look bleak today, but in a few months time everything will change for the better. Become a part of the magic by making this your best gardening experience yet.

I've compiled a list of free seed catalog links that will help you get in on the fun. Every season sees new plant varieties to explore. Hardier plant strains, bold new color varieties, delightful miniatures and much, much more. Sign up now so you'll have plenty of time for gleeful strategizing before the birds start tuning up for another season.

Unless otherwise noted, the online retailers mentioned offer free printed catalogs. The company name link for each selection goes right to the catalog sign up page.  To explore other company content, click the words "Main Site" next to each company name.

If you have a favorite I've missed, let us all know in the comments. 

The tradition of offering hard-copy seed catalogs may be fading fast, but while it lasts, I want to say I appreciate the practice and value the exemplary customer service provided by these companies. I admire their attention to detail and their desire to educate and entertain potential customers. 

There's something really appealing about receiving a chubby envelope in the mail and spending happy hours picking and choosing this year's garden finds from the pages of my own stash of garden seed catalogs. I make notes in the margins and refer to well-loved previous catalogs year after year.  It's fun, and it's free.

Happy shopping!

Free Garden Seed Catalogs 2025


Adaptive seeds (Main Site) - Digital catalog download

Known for their organic and rare seed varieties designed for short-season northern climates.


Annie’s Heirloom Seeds (Main Site) - Free print catalog


Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (Main Site)

- See Rare Seeds -


Bluestone Perennials (Main Site) - Free print catalog


Botanical Interests (Main Site) - Digital catalog download


Brecks (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Burnt Ridge Nursery (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs
Northwest native plants as well as shrubs and trees


Burpee (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


A popular plant and seed source with non-GMO and heirloom choices. They include lots of lots of growing information


Burrell Seed Growers (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Crimson Sage Medicinal Plant Nursery (Main Site) - Online listings only

A nice resource for medicinal plants grouped by categories like Ayurvedic, culinary, Chinese, Native American, and more.


Fedco Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs

Fedco Seeds is a worker and consumer-owned cooperative enterprise offering herb seeds and more, including trees, tubers, and supplies.


Gurney’s Seed & Nursery (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Harris Seeds (Main Site)


High Mowing Organic Seeds (Main Site) - Free print catalog


Jackson & Perkins (Main Site) - Free print catalog

Known for their breathtaking roses, Jackson & Perkins also offers herbs and other plants.


John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds (Main Site) - Free print catalog

Enjoy their 68-page free catalog, and if you're a newbie, check out their online section on seed starting.


Johnny’s Selected Seeds
 (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs

Employee-owned, with same-day shipping within the continental U.S.


Jung Seed (Main Site) - Free digital catalog or print catalog for $3 to be applied to any purchase


Kitazawa Seed Company (Main Site) - Free digital catalog or print catalog with $2 postage fee. Specialty Asian seeds


Lake Valley Seed (Main Site) - Free Digital catalog only



NE Seed (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Nichols Garden Nursery (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs (Black and white catalog no photos)


Old House Gardens - (Main Site) Free digital catalog print catalog for $2 postage, credited with purchase.


Park Seed Co. (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs
Park offers a large selection of non-GMO seeds.


Pinetree Garden Seeds (Main Site) - Free print catalog


Prairie Nursery (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs
Known for their native plants and seeds


Rare Seeds (Main Site) - Free basic print catalog or extensive (500 page) catalog for $14.95


Richter’s Herbs (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs (Based in Canada, Specify US or Canadian catalog request)


Rupp Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


St. Clare Heirloom Seeds (Main Site) - Digital catalog only
Offering heirloom and open-pollinated seeds


Seed Savers Exchange (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Seeds from Italy (Main Site) - Free digital catalog only
As the name implies, Seeds from Italy specializes in vegetables and herb seeds from Italy - some of which may be difficult to source elsewhere.


Seeds ‘n Such (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Select Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Siskiyou Seeds (Main Site) - Free digital catalog only
 

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs as well as other publications

Sow True Seed (Main Site) - Free print catalog


Offering open-pollinated, heirloom and organic seeds as well as plants, bulbs and more.


Stokes Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Strictly Medicinal Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Territorial Seed Company (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs

With these folks, the catalog costs $3, with a $3 discount on your 1st order.


The Thyme Garden - (Main Site) Free print and digital catalogs



Turtle Tree Seed (Main Site) - PDF download


Twilley Seed (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs


Urban Farmer (Main Site) - Free print catalog



Vermont Bean (Main Site) - Free digital catalog only



Well-sweep Herb Farm (Main Site) - Free digital plant listing only



West Coast Seeds (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalogs



Wild Garden Seed (Main Site) - Free print catalog



Wildseed Farms (Main Site) - Online catalog only



Willhite Seed Inc. (Main Site) - Free print and digital catalog


Other Interesting Seed Catalogs with Online Listings


These sites don't offer catalogs, but they have some interesting seeds, plants or other offerings that might interest you:


99 Heirlooms


Crimson Sage Medicinal Plant Nursery
No catalog and plants only, but a resource for hard-to-find herbs


Living Seed Company


Organic Republic


Outside Pride


Renee’s Garden Seeds (Main Site)
Renee’s Garden Seeds is known for its gourmet and heirloom seeds.


San Diego Seed Company


Victory Seed Interesting regional seed collections. Take a look.


West Coast Seeds Canadian-based



 Seed Catalog Descriptions - Definitions

Cultivar - A selectively grown variety of a recognized plant (like a rose) produced for its unique qualities. The word cultivar derives from the phrase “cultivated variety.” When a cultivar sets seed, subsequent generations retain its unique properties.

GMO - A Genetically Modified Organism is produced as the end result of planned human intervention. This happens in one of two ways. The first is by the sexual crossing of different varieties of compatible plants or animals in order to achieve a specific result, usually over the course of generations of crosses.

The second type of genetic modification is the process of genetic engineering (GE). This is the result of introducing DNA directly from one species into another that would not ordinarily be compatible. Designer plants and tropical fish modified to glow in the dark are examples of advanced genetic intervention. This second type of genetic modification is considered controversial by some.

OP - Open Pollinated seeds occur through the most natural forms of pollination when compatible pollen is distributed to the plant by the action of insects, birds, wind or rain. Open-pollinated varieties have traits that will repeat in the seeds of subsequent generations (the plants will breed true). The one potential problem here is when compatible plants with somewhat different characteristics are kept close together. This can create unplanned crosses with unexpected results. For example, fennel and dill can cross pollinate.  This results in a cross with an unpleasant flavor. If you harvest your own seeds, position closely related plants in different sections of your garden.

(F-1) Hybrid - These plant seeds are the result of a favorable first-generation cross between two related plant lines to combine one or more of the desired qualities of both. For instance, this might be one lavender plant that has a strong fragrance crossed with another lavender that has a tolerance for humidity. Since this new lavender has not been cultivated over many generations to fix its combined characteristics, its seeds will not reflect the traits of the parent plants. To duplicate the characteristics of an F-1 hybrid, the plant will have to be cloned.

Heirloom - Heirloom seeds do produce plants with the same characteristics as the parent plant. They are a reliable commodity season after season. This is the result of many successive generations in the natural selection of wild stock or in selectively cultivated stock with a decades-long history of reliable results. Some of the most popular garden vegetables, flowers and herbs grown today are heirloom varieties.

Certified Organic - Certified organic seeds are produced in compliance with regulations set by the USDA’s National Organic Program. This includes limitations on the use of certain pesticides and a prohibition on using genetically engineered plants. The guidelines to qualify for this program are extensive, and farms,
 orchards and the like are inspected to ensure compliance. To learn more, visit the USDA’s National Organic Program.

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