Freshly delivered seed catalogs sow dreams of a bountiful harvest

Seed catalogs are arriving in the mailbox. This is an excellent time to browse and decide what you would like to include in your spring garden. Vegetables are typically started by either directly sowing the seed into a prepared garden bed or...

Nancy Szerlag: New seed catalogs help chase away winter blahs

For me the best way to start the year and fend off the winter blahs is to curl up on the couch, cuddled in a fluffy throw, with a cup of hot tea and a stack of seed catalogs.

Online seed catalogs are sprouting up

In case you haven't been noticing the trend over the past five years, printed seed catalogs are going the way of the dodo. The first wave of seed catalogs in late January used to be a harbinger of spring. No longer. Most catalogs are online and more and more are only online.

Fresh Sheet: Classes, seed catalogs help in garden prep

January. So cold, so wet. Part of me wants to hibernate in preparation for sunnier months and longer days outdoors. But, in a community such as ours, that’s not an option if you want to keep up. So, you flip on the light, bundle up and go.

Seed Time

The mailbox may still be spewing bills from the holiday spending spree, but this month it also holds colorful and tempting seed catalogs.