Growing flowers and vegetables from seed gives you more choices and saves money. Here are 10 great seed catalogs to check out ...

It pays to plan. This was painfully evident last year when Idiscovered retailers pricing 1-gallon potted organic tomatoes atmore than $7 apiece in June. The small-budget gardener in me knewthat the ...

DENVER — My favorite part about collecting my mail is the arrival of seed catalogs. They've been an important of American life for over a century. While garden centers and nurseries offer a wide array ...

Jackson & Perkins, 1-800-292-4769. The 2010 rose and floribunda of the year are the stars of this catalog. Both are said to be vigorous, eager to bloom and ready to plant this spring. J.W. Jung Seed ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s time for the annual “Garden Plot: Pick of the Seed Catalogs.” As always, the new edition of the J.L. Hudson “Ethnobotanical Catalog of Seeds” is filled with rare varieties, old favorites and ...

I remember when the seed catalog was a fairly elementary publication. Times change. Today’s catalogs are glitzy and packed with pictures and information. But to folks who don’t speak the language, ...

Question: From reading your column for years, it seems like you like to grow vegetables in your garden. What we’d like to know is what are your favorite seed companies to buy seed from? I am ...

WASHINGTON — In the new year, there are several noteworthy seed catalogs to check out to enhance your garden. The W. Atlee Burpee company — better known as just “Burpee” — kicks off its 138 th year ...