Heirloom seeds aren’t just about growing plants—they’re about preserving flavors, colors, and histories that modern hybrids can’t replicate. These open-pollinated varieties produce seeds true to their ...

Planting heirloom seeds offers many benefits: The seeds produce a plant true to the parent, they taste better, and are ...

Much has been said about the virtues of heirloom vegetables. Bred for taste, not looks, they can be among the best tomatoes, melons, squash and beans you'll ever eat. But let us also praise heirloom ...

Last year, you couldn’t find a pack of zebra tomato seeds to save your life. Okay, that might be hyperbole, but pandemic gardeners did take a sizeable bite out of Owen Bridge’s three-year supply of ...

My house is decorated with thrifted and antique treasures — from 105-year-old chandeliers to vintage drapery. So perhaps it’s no surprise that I’ve found a way to incorporate history and old things ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With spring firmly on the horizon, there's a lot to look forward to, from lighter jackets and longer days ...

Cleome, also known as spider flower, are tall heirloom flowers that add height to your flower garden and make a great ...

As a teenager I enjoyed helping my parents in the vegetable garden, but I would always dread when the abundance of our harvest moved inside and my mother began the long and arduous task of processing ...

Now it’s time to see if they bring May flowers. As you get your gardens going this spring, there are several events in ...

Rodger Winn traces his obsession with seed saving to the first grade. As a little boy, he read “Seeds and More Seeds: A Science I CAN READ Book” by Millicent E. Selsam and “drove my mother crazy with ...