Shivering as you get your daily mail, you may just be rewarded with a sure sign of spring – garden catalogs. Chances are, if you get one, you’ll get many. Like a breath of fresh air, these beautiful ...

Jeff Lowenfels has written a weekly gardening column for the ADN for more than 45 years. He earned the 2025 Gold Laurel Media ...

Garden catalogs originated many years ago and in their infancy were somewhat crude, but contained gardening information that was regarded as very helpful. Over time, improvements have been significant ...

Follow some general guidelines to ensure plant materials ordered are the right ones when the growing season arrives.

More than 50 years after she started writing them, Katharine White's essays in 'Onward and Upward in The Garden' still charm and provoke. Among the consolations of a New England winter are the seed ...

Winter is a great time for planning improvements to your garden with seed, bulb and nursery catalogs arriving in the mail. There are many temptations in these catalogs, so focus on choosing plants ...

January begins the annual flight of vegetable, flower, and fruit tree catalogs to your mailbox or inbox. Depending on your level of gardening, the catalogs are starting to arrive frequently and en ...

Come late winter, newspaper garden writers routinely deliver a column about plant and seed catalogs. I sympathize. There’s not a ton to write about, with the ground half-frozen and the sun still low ...

Garden catalogs have a knack for showing up in our mailboxes on cold, blustery winter days. They are perfect for browsing while wrapped up in a quilt and sipping hot cocoa or coffee on a cold night.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Garden catalogs provide a wealth of information about plants, seeds, and gardening tools. Gardeners should carefully review catalog descriptions, including planting instructions and days to maturity, ...

Each winter, gardening catalogs fill mailboxes across the country. Below are some of our favorites. Antique Rose Emporium Antique Rose Emporium: Old garden roses; free catalog. 9300 Lueckemyer, ...