The Most Reputable Seed Companies

Burpee

• Burpee Seed Company has been providing seeds to customers throughout the United States since 1881. The company has introduced many new seeds like the Surehead cabbage, the Long Orange carrot and yellow seed corn. Burpee provides seeds for all growing zones, and the company guarantees all of its seeds. The catalog is highly recognized and comes out once a year; it's also available online. Besides seeds, Burpee offers gardening tips, information on organic gardening, and tips on how to start your own garden.

Monsanto

• Monsanto is the leading seed company in the United States. This is also the world's largest seed company, and provides more than 1/5 of the world's seeds. The company is dedicated to agriculture and providing support for farmers all over the globe. Monsanto offers a range of sugar cane, sorghum, canola, wheat, cotton, soybean and corn seeds. These seeds are specifically for cash crops. Monsanto also has a vegetable seed division which offers Bellaverde Broccoli, Rainbow carrots, EverMild onions, Ruby Jewel sweet corn, cheddar cauliflower and Sweetbites peppers. The vegetable seeds are available form De Ruiter Seeds and Seminis.

Scotts

• Scotts sells grass seeds for lawns. The company offers blends and single varieties. The seeds are coated with a material that prevents them from drying out and aids germination. Scotts also offers seeds that are coated with continual-release fertilizer for use in areas that have poor soil or prove difficult for grass to grow.

Pennington Seed

• Pennington is one of the largest lawn care companies in the world. The company sells grass seed for sports use, business use, and the home. Penkote seeds are coated with fungicide and growth stimulant to prevent diseases. Pro Turf seeds are used for golf courses and athletic fields. Pennington also provides seed blends for animal grazing and erosion control.

Dobies

• Dobies of Devon is located in the United Kingdom. The company has been in business since 1880, and supplies vegetable and flower seeds. Besides seeds, Dobies offers bulbs, annual plants and other garden equipment. Of all the seeds supplied by Dobies, 91 percent grows into healthy seedlings. All stock passes rigorous quality checks, and the company's laboratory checks the purity of seeds and their ability to germinate.