The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

J ames Vick's catalog would keep you busy reading for a long time.  It must have been a very welcome  delivery!                     ...

Y esterday I posted a piece about the seed exhibits at the Columbian Exposition.  James Vick was acknowledged as a major contributor to Cl...

  Yesterday's post  mentioned briefly how E. W. Conklin, Seedman, had won 7 prizes at the Columbian Exposition.  I started poking ...

T he end of the 19th century and the early 20th had wonderful letterheads if you enjoy detail!  Pride in their buildings and history is wha...

The other week it was warm and I was thinking it was time to dust off the kayak; then it dropped to 30º.   Grrmph.... New England is almos...

S omewhere I saw a flower or pod plant offered that was named Two Horned Devil in a Bush. I assume it is related to the other day's...