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 ...

Last week I wrote about ordering seeds from catalogs. This week I'd like to turn to ordering plants. It's amazing what they can send in the mail these days! They can ship cut flowers, bulbs, fragile ...

Many years ago, while browsing in the New York Botanical Garden's library, I discovered that institution’s collection of antique nursery catalogs. Talk about going down a rabbit hole! It was weeks ...

The Mecosta and Osceola-Lake Conservation Districts are gearing up for their fall tree/shrub and native plant sale at the ...

The season kicks off with the new catalog from the W. Atlee Burpee Company (or just plain “Burpee” to us) as they celebrate their 140th year in the business. The star of this year’s big Burpee show is ...

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, ...

JANUARY IS NATIONAL Mail Order Gardening Month. Take this month to peruse the catalogs you find filling your mailbox. Plants by mail have come a long way since the early days. Most mail order ...

Who among us hasn't felt a certain giddiness when opening a snow-covered mailbox to find a colorful gardening catalog filled with photos of ripe, red tomatoes, crisp green lettuces and jewel-toned ...