It was some years ago. A birthday present to myself. A four-season plant, the variegated-leaved Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii,' destined to grow into a lush flowering shrub. A focal point for a spot on ...

Come late winter, newspaper garden writers routinely deliver a column about plant and seed catalogs. I sympathize. There’s not a ton to write about, with the ground half-frozen and the sun still low ...

For 2012, Burpee's catalog introduces its Boost Collection of six nutrient-rich vegetables designed exclusively for home gardens. (MCT) MCT Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty ...

It is time for your mailbox to bloom! Seed and plant catalogs should be arriving in great numbers. If you are not on the mailing list of numerous gardening companies, look in the many magazines you ...

There are 22 catalogs piled on my desk next to me -- and that's just the beginning of the 2010 season. I could be lying to make it seem more impressive, but I swear I'm not. Anyway, I'm not sure ...

January is National Mailorder Gardening Month, the perfect time to curl up with the stacks of seed and plant catalogs that have been trickling in since the holidays. Snug in our armchairs, tea (or ...

Yesterday I revealed my top 12 catalogs for edible plants. Today, I turn to ornamentals. I'll let the catalogs speak for themselves. Let us know what your favorites are. The name says it all. This ...

Our garden is always at its best in mid-winter when I nestle by a cozy fire and linger over seed catalogs. I have yet to plant a single seed into the ground, which is now granite.

If tending to gardens carried us through the pandemic, seed catalog are sparks of hope, carrying us through the long winter. Even if you order online, these catalogs can inspire, inform and, yes, ...

Who doesn't open a seed catalog at this time of year and just dream? The timing of their arrival is impeccable — right at the peak of winter, when leaves and flowers have been absent for months. So in ...

Garden catalogs are more than pages and pages of pretty pictures for casual enjoyment. They inspire you to improve or reinvent your yard. They describe each plant down to the number of petals on the ...