For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

I hate to be the one to give you bad news, but some seed companies are already running out of seeds. Don’t panic: there are, in fact, plenty of seeds out there. And if one company doesn’t have your ...

Antique Rose Emporium. Own-root roses. 9300 Lueckemeyer Road, Brenham, TX 77833; 800-441-0002. Baxter Seed. Mail-order vegetable seed company, 416 Missouri Ave ...

Seed catalogs, books and houseplants keep a gardener busy for the winter months. The seed catalogs are beginning to arrive, though not like they used to. More and more companies are doing away with ...

WASHINGTON — In the new year, there are several noteworthy seed catalogs to check out to enhance your garden. In last week’s Garden Plot, I covered five good ones to check out in 2015. Now it’s on to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I love thumbing through the seed catalogs, and look forward to their arrival ...

The rush of Christmas is over. For many gardeners this means the real winter has settled, and it’s time to haul out the stack of reading material that has been accumulating since last spring. In ...

Kathy Allen couldn’t be happier. It is the day before her new exhibit officially opens and visitors to the University of Minnesota’s Landscape Arboretum are already finding themselves drawn into the ...

The season kicks off with the new catalog from the W. Atlee Burpee Company (or just plain “Burpee” to us) as they celebrate their 140th year in the business. The star of this year’s big Burpee show is ...

Ah yes, winter and all its glory. It was Christmas day morning when I ventured outside to get my newspaper and slipped on a patch of ice, breaking my ankle. Painful, yes, but at least it's January and ...

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On the last day of November my first 2020 seed catalog arrived. The timing could not have been better. Thanksgiving sticks a fork into the growing season, marking the end of harvest and ushering in a ...