Gardeners have relied on the mail for centuries. Long before mail-order nurseries first sent their catalogs to customers, gardeners wrote to friends asking for a piece of a peony root, a tulip bulb or ...

It’s always fun when garden catalogs arrive in the mail. Mine generally start to arrive in December and continue through February. In the evening when things slow down, you will find me drooling over ...

Winter is a great time for planning improvements to your garden with seed, bulb and nursery catalogs arriving in the mail. There are many temptations in these catalogs, so focus on choosing plants ...

Yes, there are online catalogs, but there’s something special about sitting down in front of the fireplace in a cozy chair and dreaming about your future garden with a pile of seed catalogs. There are ...

There’s something comforting and convenient about the feel of a gardening catalog while you sit near a window on a cold winter day and count the days until spring. Many companies have gone “green,” ...

The cold, bleak days of January seem a long way from the warmth of spring. Nevertheless, it’s prime time to prepare for your spring and summer garden. There are some very important things to get ...

I hate to be the one to give you bad news, but some seed companies are already running out of seeds. Don’t panic: there are, in fact, plenty of seeds out there. And if one company doesn’t have your ...

The ideal spot to find new plants for your garden is a local nursery, as these plants are likely to do well in your region and you’re able to judge how healthy they are before you purchase them. You ...

It usually starts just after the Super Bowl ends, but before the beginnings of March Madness. And it's a good thing it does because, before the Super Bowl and after March Madness, things start to get ...