Dr. Wyches Yellow tomato from the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog. ... which mailed 2.5 million 2009 catalogs. And Burpee isn’t oblivious to the allure of heirlooms.

Burpee knows. According to the giant seed catalog’s 2015 retail seed forecast, California’s many backyard fruit and vegetable farmers dig tomatoes most of all, followed by peppers, squash ...

There’s nothing like contemplating the growing season ahead to pull you out of a stone cold, ice-driven, snow-shoveling funk.

The W. Atlee Burpee & Co. is taking note of gardeners like Natal. Long regarded as the 800-pound gorilla of American seed companies, Burpee has diversified into live plants and even retail stores.

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 ...

America’s love affair with seed catalogs goes all the way back to 1784, ... The familiar list of seed catalogs includes Burpee Seed, Gurney Seed and Nursery, Jung Seed, ...

For me, it's never too early for seed companies to start their annual mass-mailings of... Psyched about seed catalogs Connecticut Post Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

In today's "Growing Together" column, Don Kinzler helps winter gardeners make sense of seed catalogs and how to make the right choices. SAVE 50% NOW! Lock in savings! Show Search.

Antique Rose Emporium. Own-root roses. 9300 Lueckemeyer Road, Brenham, TX 77833; 800-441-0002. Baxter Seed. Mail-order vegetable seed company, 416 Missouri Ave ...

In time, his interest focused on seeds and plant breeding. By 1880, the W. Atlee Burpee Co. became the world's fastest growing mail-order seed company. In 1888, Burpee bought a farm near ...

Seed catalogs have changed, but there’s still must-see content in online versions. By Jeff Lowenfels. Published: January 11, 2024. ... Burpee was another favorite my father used to get.