Harris Moran Seed Company, the largest independently owned vegetable seed company in the world, has chosen Garden Trends as the exclusive distributor for Harris Moran’s home garden business.

Matthew Johnston, vice president of marketing and sales for Harris Moran, said New York-based Garden Trends has a successful history with Harris Moran and is the perfect company to handle its wholesale seed business -- moving top vegetable varieties to the home garden packet seed sector.

"Our focus has and always will be the professional vegetable grower. Our innovative breeding programs and our company makeup are designed with the farmer in mind," said Johnston. "However many of our proven winning varieties such as Merlin and Howden Biggie pumpkins have found a home in America's backyards. This partnership with Garden Trends will ensure these and other varieties will also be available to the home gardener and the hobbyist with the Green Thumb."

Harris Moran Seed Company is owned by Groupe Limagrain, a French cooperative owned, run, and operated by French farmers.