COLUMBIA -- A Maryland company agreed Monday to pay $12.8 million to buy South Carolina's troubled Park Seed Co., whose seed catalog has been a small source of warmth during long winters across the ...

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

Spring is just around the corner. If planning a vegetable garden seems daunting, why not look for answers in seed catalogs. You can request a few free catalogs to explore new varieties, get up-to-date ...

Q. Can you tell me something about seed catalogs and which ones you would recommend? — Tina Gram, Somerville, Mass. Seed catalogs offer customers seeds for growing annuals, perennials, ornamental ...

While seed mailers tend to do well in a recession, their ornamental plant counterparts tend to struggle. Which means the timing of George W. Park Seed Co.’s 2007 acquisition of Jackson & Perkins Co.

With the spring planting season underway, area libraries invite patrons to check out something besides the latest new bestseller or DVD – seeds. Housed in repurposed card catalogs, seed libraries ...

This year’s crop of seeds for herbs, sweet peas, beets and other vegetables is now available online through seed companies.(Claudia Paulussen) In recent years, some consumers have become more ...