As gardeners curl up on the couch each January, dreaming of abundant summer, a war of words rages in that cozy corner of literature inhabited by seed catalogs. It’s your wits against those of seedsmen ...

We always clue our listeners in to the money-saving deals that some seed catalogs offer as an incentive to get people to order before the big springtime crush, but I’ve never seen an offer like this ...

The plant and seed catalogs are still dribbling in, and I’ll review all of them at some point, but for now I’m focusing on the companies from which I order vegetable seeds most frequently – Johnny’s ...

Seed catalogs are filling mailboxes, promising stunning flowers and luscious vegetables. Their photos and descriptions of decades-old favorites and never-before-heard-of varieties are so seductive ...

The need for speed has finally caught up with that century-and-a-half-old slice of Americana, the seed catalog. The sale of garden supplies via the Internet will equal or exceed those from printed ...

Robins get all the credit for being a first sign of spring, but that’s not entirely true. For gardeners, a seed catalog arriving in the mailbox is the first proof that spring is on its way. Seed ...