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 ...

January begins the annual flight of vegetable, flower, and fruit tree catalogs to your mailbox or inbox. Depending on your level of gardening, the catalogs are starting to arrive frequently and en ...

In the age of the internet, seed catalogs are still a relevant and fun resource for gardeners.

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 ...

In the middle of a long, cold winter, it warms a gardener’s heart to find the mailbox packed with seed and plant catalogs. I recently received a trio of them from the granddaddy of the seed companies, ...

Gosh, I just love when my first seed catalogs arrive in the mail. Like the robins that herald the arrival of spring, when my seed catalogs are delivered it tells me spring is not far off and I can ...

Do you know how you mend a broken tomato? With tomato paste, of course. It was a pretty good year for tomatoes, although much of the region had less than optimal rainfall and temperatures were hot. I ...

While organizing my tax papers last night, I took breaks to peruse Brent & Becky's Bulbs catalog, one of my favorite. It was a whole lot more fun than sorting receipts. And it got me thinking of all ...

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 ...