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Subject:  Heronswood To Move Operation East  
For  Immediate  Release 
For more  information contact: 

HERONSWOOD TO MOVE OPERATIONS  EAST 
Seattle, WA - May 30, 2006 -- Heronswood Nursery, in Kingston, WA, today
announced that it is moving its operations to Pennsylvania to better
serve a national  clientele of home gardeners. 
 
According  to George Ball, president of W. Atlee Burpee & Co., the
Pennsylvania based home gardening company that purchased  Heronswood six
years ago, "As the  business of Heronswood expanded  outside the
Northwest, we found it inefficient to fulfill orders nationally  and
continue to conduct operations in the State of Washington." 
 
The move,  which is expected to take place over the next three months,
will enable  Heronswood to expand its product  line to include varieties
better suited to flourish under varied weather  conditions. "We shall
benefit from a major expansion and more appropriate  climate location on
the East Coast," Mr. Ball states.  "The plants we've  collected from
around the world will be tested under conditions more similar  to those
of our customers."  

Burpee  operates a 50-acre nursery in Willow Hill,  PA, and a similar
sized test and display  garden complex at Fordhook Farm in Doylestown,
PA. 
 
Heronswood will retain a reduced staff of employees  in Kingston,  until
the move is completed to insure a smooth transition.  All events
planned for the remainder of the 2006 Season at the nursery have been
cancelled. 

The  Heronswood Open at Fordhook Farm,  July 14th  &  15th, in
Doylestown, PA, will be held as planned, according to  Mr. Ball, and the
move will in no way affect the Heronswood catalog or website which was
completely  revamped and upgraded for the 2007 season. 
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Duncan McAlpine