If you’re planning to request a seed catalog in 2025, now is the time to do it. New seed catalogs get printed between mid-December and early January, so the seed catalogs we’ve gathered here are hot ...

As metro Detroiters get ready to head down into the deep freeze this week (with a high of 11 degrees predicted for Thursday), it may seem like the wrong time to think about spring. But as seasoned ...

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

In an old French gardening book, the author describes the winter ordering of seeds for the new year's garden. "We wait until the children are in bed. We must choose wisely because if the children were ...

Many heirloom vegetables could vanish forever if not kept in continuous cultivation. That’s because seeds live only so long in storage. Every heirloom we grow today helps to maintain these gene pools ...

For those unsure of what an heirloom vegetable is, these are old varieties still maintained by farmers and gardeners, particularly in isolated or ethnic communities. Many would vanish forever if not ...

So far, so good: We haven’t descended into the usual deep freeze of winter quite yet. But the long nights of winter are the perfect occasion to think about next year’s garden. And nothing helps you ...

In an old French gardening book, the author describes the winter ordering of seeds for the new year's garden. "We wait until the children are in bed. We must choose wisely because if the children were ...