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 ...

Nothing gets a gardener hyperventilating faster than being the first on the block to have a new hybrid or special plant introduction. And the best way to do this is by ordering new varieties from seed ...

Have you received enough garden catalogs in the mail yet? After you get a dozen or so, it becomes hard to decide which seeds to order. I try to pick specialties that are only available from each ...

Christmas may be children’s favorite time of year, but for gardeners the season of dreams comes immediately after the holidays when the seed catalogs begin to arrive. Seed catalogs have been a ...

It’s always anxiously awaited by rare plant enthusiasts, bargain hunters and social libertarians: It’s the latest edition of J. L. Hudson’s wonderfully quirky “Ethnobotanical Catalog of Seeds.” Among ...

Talk about temptation. Catalogues are much worse than a visit to a greenhouse. The latter is a one-time occurrence while I can leaf through the tempting pages day after day. Plus catalogues are full ...