The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

A lot, I think, is in a name!   In today's seed trade a name can make or break a sale I have read.  But how can you ignore names  f...

How could one not share a pansy named Miss Molesworth!!

C ommodore Nutt, the man, was the rage of Europe and United States around the 1860s.   Read the Wiki page on his life, it was fascinating...

My mother always bought me a pot of pansies for my birthday so they have become a flower that always makes me feel good when I see them.  W...

Tis the season...almost...here in Connecticut!  I have some flats out on the porch but the snow is still piled where they are to go.  Perha...

Zorn, J., 1796 F inally, a plant A. I. Root promoted that I have   grown a patch of (10'x10') to treat my bees!     You know h...

Spring, 2017...snow everywhere.  I need these yellows and reds!!! Let your imagination jump into this nasturtium,  courtesy of James...