The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

A ppearing in the Journal of the Society of the Arts in 1858, this mention of seeds used in ladies' fine work has me looking for magazi...

This is a charming and useful article from the American Agriculturist, Volume 36 in 1877. Since it is pumpkin season here in Connecticut I ...

As a retired art teacher, I applaud any craft that gets a child using their hands, especially ones that turn "nothing" into somet...

Herbaceous Border by Helen Allingham T hese two people have differing approaches to seed gathering, and life!   Elder's Wife seems...

Meissonier This story was published in 1884 in  The Gardeners' Magazine , Volume 27.  I find the originals tough on my eyes and ac...

I grew up in a household where grubby seed filled envelopes and twisted bits of tissue were tucked in drawers.  They may have never reach...

I t's time to look around the garden for flower seeds to save! The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its b...