If you’re planning to request a seed catalog in 2025, now is the time to do it. New seed catalogs get printed between mid-December and early January, so the seed catalogs we’ve gathered here are hot ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Children wearing bonnets and aprons carry baskets full of luscious blooms. Apples, cherries and pears look so juicy you can almost taste them. And garden pixies cavort with watering cans among a ...

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The first part of a three-pronged project honoring Farmer Seed & Nursery in Faribault has been completed. Recently a ...