The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

I was just looking through some old digital photos, thinking I should delete them if I have shared them with you already.   But then I deci...

I just fell in love with this seed catalog cover image.  She looks like a little wooden doll about to tip over!

Cool! On a brighter note than the last post about Hugo Beyer , New London, Iowa , this one reports on his wins at the fairs, one ...

"...too much of a strain and I can bear it no longer." Hugo Beyer is not an easy seedsman to track down in publications so I h...

A s an east coast resident who has spent most of my life living in New England events in the 19th century seem "new" to me as I r...

Potatoes.  They are so visually humble.  I think I like them as horticultural art because they are a challenge. I wonder how man...

Here is a toast for the pie lover at Thanksgiving! “With rich pumpkin-pie    And turkey give thanks. Feel your heart mollify  ...