Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 Baker Creek Road, Mansfield, Mo., 65704, (417) 924-8917; www.rareseeds.com. Rare and unusual heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers, all open-pollinated varieties.

KENNEWICK -- Heirloom veggies and flowers are a "growing" trend in gardening. Last week I talked about why more gardeners are opting to grow heirloom vegetables, but there still is more information ...

Read the seed packet or catalog and make sure what you buy is labeled open-pollinated or heirloom, not hybrid. My grandfather grew what we now call heirloom tomatoes: time-tested varieties that breed ...

This is the time you might be thinking about buying seeds to start your vegetables or flowers inside. Somehow the winter seems less harsh when you can cultivate seedlings. The important question that ...

Although the calendar says it is still winter, the daffodils in my yard are poking their heads out of the soil. And the birds chattering at my backyard feeder sure sound like a warm weather symphony.

I maintain that buying seeds is truly the best kind of shopping—seeds are relatively affordable and are literally bursting with potential. Quite frankly, I think seeds are a miracle; you get a small ...