Burpee’s Story, from John Lamberg
I read that Burpee purchased Heronswood Nursery from Dan Hinkley, a world-class plant hunter, and his partner, Robert Jones, with a promise to keep things as they were. But things change and Burpee closed/moved Heronswood.
The George Ball piece, entitled "The Fortuneteller's Garden"
This piece was written by George Ball, president of W. Atlee Burpee & Co. I'm passing it along as it speaks of the present, past, and future in an interesting manner.