Choosing seeds to grow your plants can be overwhelming with so many options. Learn the difference between heirloom and hybrid ...

The word “heirloom” likely conjures an image of the past, and when it comes to growing food, the implication is mostly accurate. But while some try to define heirloom cultivars by age — at least 50 ...

Heirloom seeds are curated over many generations for their ability to produce plants of characteristic beauty and culinary superiority. The names of some heirloom plants can be just as colorful as the ...

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 ...

The garden had always been more than just plants in the backyard. Every season started with careful planning around a small ...

Lena had always treated her grandmother’s heirloom seeds like something closer to family history than gardening supplies.

Brittle corn stalks border a backyard garden in Flagstaff, Ariz., on a windswept mesa surrounded by ponderosa pine trees. They look dried-up and ordinary, but the garden's owner, Carol Fritzinger, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Beginning Tuesday, Cherokee Nation will begin taking applications for a limited supply of heirloom seeds. The ...

Few discoveries in a garden carry the quiet electricity of this one. Digging through a neglected corner of a backyard, a ...