This year Payne’s is offering 36 varieties of open-pollinated tomatoes, chosen from seed catalogues all over the world. Because they have been selected over the years to thrive in a local area, and for the flavor of their fruits, heirloom tomatoes often possess qualities that cannot be matched by hybrids.

Hybrids are often developed by seed companies to thrive in as wide a variety of climates and under as wide a variety of growing conditions as possible rather than for flavor.  Although this is beginning to change. Many heirlooms are late ripeners — as all

Again this year, Payne's proudly presents an excellent selection of top quality roses of all types—from climbing to floribunda and from hybrid tea to shrub.