My name is Katie Flickinger.
I created Garden Hoard in October 2010 when I realized my garden was growing out of control.
I have been collecting seeds from all over the United States for years. I have been collecting and starting seeds from my own gardens, as well as from my neighbor's houses, parks, gas stations, and anywhere else you can think of. If I see that seed pods are ripe on any plant, I save them! Since I love collecting seeds so much, I have an enormous amount, which is why I had to start selling them off.
I noticed a disturbing trend amongst non-obsessed gardeners; they were thinning their perennials and throwing away the excess instead of allowing the plant to propagate and create more beautiful plants. When I see this happening, I ask the gardener if I can have them, and they gladly give me their excess plants each year. I have lots and lots of plants that just keep growing larger each year. When I have too much of one plant in my own garden, I offer it up for sale because there is no way that I would ever throw away a perfectly healthy plant.
Through my blog, I want to show people how to collect their own seeds and how to properly take and root cuttings so they can recreate their own annuals or plants to give to friends or make more of for themselves. No seed, or cutting, should be left behind! This website was created so that no garden seed, cutting, plant, or bulb would go to waste. None of them should be left behind and it is my goal to make sure that every one of my products goes to a good home!
This method of mine, however, is a big undertaking. My husband calls it my 'Garden Hoard.' We created this website to sell off my hoard in order to keep plants alive and seeds started in the homes of anyone who wants them.
I am absolutely obsessed with growing plants, collecting their seeds, and propagating them! Every plant, seed, and bulb for sale on this site is grown in my gardens. I try to include as much information as possible in each of my listings. I am more than happy to answer any questions on my products - all you have to do is contact me here, and I'll respond back to you as soon as possible! I try to price my plants, seeds, and bulbs reasonably.Several of my items are limited because I do not have a huge area to grow like on a farm. However, I work with my plants for over 8 hours a day, by myself, so it is definitely a full-time job! I want to share my garden with the world - so that's why I am so excited that my husband made this website for me. I truly consider myself to have a garden hoard!I have five large gardens. Each garden has a theme, so I can keep everything organized! I label every single plant with my handmade plant tags so absolutely nothing gets mixed up. My gardens include: Herb, Vegetable, Fruit, Bulbs, and Perennials. I also have shrubs mixed in, along with my must-have annuals! I have a growing station in our basement, where I start all of my seeds. My parents are gracious enough to let me use their home garden and both of their cottage garden areas to grow more varieties of fruits and vegetables. Their home and both cottages are only a short half hour away from my house, so I frequent the areas often to check up on my plants!Thank you very much for taking the time to read a little bit about me and my plants. I hope that you enjoy what I have to offer!
The story begins when my wife and I bought our first house together. The backyard was amazing, large, and full of potential. My wife is an avid crafter so when we bought the house we also created a craft room for her in it. Well, after about 1 year in the new house she took her crafting abilities outside and started working on the non-existent garden surrounding the house. She began trading plants, buying plants, propagating cuttings and starting plants from seed. Her collection of traded and acquired plants kept growing and growing. Eventually, the entire driveway was filled with plants she could no longer fit in the existing garden beds - we had to figure out something to do!Our backyard was an untapped resource for her to plant her overgrown collection in. I set out to create her 700 square feet of garden space. It took longer than expected, but I did it. After a while she filled this too - and began collecting the seeds from all of her many plants. Her bulbs were multiplying out of control, she had bags and bags of seeds - I had to do something!I started this website because my wife is a Garden Hoarder. Now she can sell off her hoard and share it with other avid gardeners. Everything is hand collected, cut, grown, cared for, and packaged by her.
