Heirloom Seeds and Plants
vintage and delicious
Old-fashioned vegetables and flowers that have been passed down through the generations. Heirloom seeds are old-time favorites that produce plants with the same traits planting after planting, season after season, generation after generation. Some heirlooms date back 100 years or more.
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What is an Heirloom?
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.
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Heirloom Flowers
Heirloom flowers still grace landscapes, from annuals to perennials, shrubs, vines and bulbs.
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The basics of organic gardening
The word organic is bandied about a lot in connection with food and gardens these days, but what does it really mean?
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Mike McGrath on Hybrids, Heirlooms, and GMOs
Host of the nationally syndicated public radio show You Bet Your Garden discusses these commonly misunderstood terms.
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