Seed and nursery catalogs are out and we're on the road to planning our 2024 gardens. Catalogs are more than just pictures. They are reference books, telling us what will and won't grow here or how ...

Like so many other industries, seed catalogs have words and phrases that are important to understand. Sure, you might know what the certified organic label means (and it’s OK if you don’t! It ensures ...

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 ...

Even if you have no plans to start your garden from seed, garden catalogs give the chance to imagine what’s possible. Often in full color, these catalogs share what’s new and tell stories of crops ...

While the winter wind blows, gardeners everywhere turn to seed catalogs as they dream of the spring and summer ahead. The ...

As soon as the flood of Christmas cards slowed to a dribble, an avalanche of garden catalogs filled up my mailbox. Mixed into the usual list of big catalogs like Johnny’s Select Seeds, Territorial ...

Count on garden catalogs to deliver a burst of color during the dreary winter months. They’re like toy catalogs for grown-ups: full of wonder, desire and some wishful thinking. Even if many customers ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The new edition of the J L Hudson “Ethnobotanical Catalog of Seeds” is filled with rare varieties, old favorites and seeds for plants that most people didn’t even know produced seeds.

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