General Gardening

Front Yard Vegetable Garden
On your way home from work, stop and grab a salad. And hey, grab a bouquet of flowers, too. No
need to go to the grocery store. Pick them up on your way in the front door. Pick them from
your front yard.
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Staking and Supports
Wrassling with a toppling six-foot-tall plant can be a struggle that is hard on gardeners as
well as on blooms and fruit. So corral and support those plants with cages, stakes, trellises
and arbors before they become overpowering.
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Second Year Gardening
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Did you grow your first vegetable garden last year? Was it all that you hoped for? Are you
planning to try again this year?

What Is An Heirloom
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Heirloom varieties are open-pollinated--meaning that the seeds you collect from one year will produce plants with most of the characteristics of the parent plant.

Bees, Glorious Bees
One of the most invaluable living things on the planet is less than one inch long and lives for
only a few months – the busy little honeybee.
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Folding Plant Supports
Grow your best Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplants by using these folding and stackable plant
supports.
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Cover Crops
Fall planted cover crops help your soil and look great all winter. Watch how easy it is to
plant.
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Using Vegetables From Stem-to-Root
By consuming only part of our vegetables, we miss opportunities for added flavor and nutrition
and waste food.
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Start Your Garden with Cool Season Vegetables
Extending the season with cool weather vegetables will keep your dinner table full of fresh
nutritious vegetables for at least a few weeks longer.
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Frost Protection for Early Planting
The start of the gardening season revolves around when the last frost occurs.
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Companion Planting Guide
In plant communities, certain plants support each other while others, well, just don’t get along. Plants, like people, compete for resources.
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Burpee Garden-Ready Plants
Tomatoes, Peppers, Herbs, Annual and Perennial plants delivered right to your door at the best
time for planting. Exclusive collection of varieties you won’t find in any store.
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