A large variety of seed packets arranged on the floor - eurobanks/Shutterstock Growing plants from seed is a rewarding experience, not to mention a low-cost way to end up with oodles of plants. But if ...

Depending on where you store them and what types of seeds they contain, your old, dog-eared seed packets may or may not be worth using this season. Seeds are alive, but they do not live forever.

A monarch stops on some milkweed. A caterpillar feasts on Bob Gittins' milkweed. Monarchs need milkweed to eat as they transform from caterpillars to adults. Monarch caterpillars start small, but grow ...

To help guide novice growers through the romantic process of seed selection and garden planning – and temper the irrational urges of experienced growers who may suffer from seed-shopping addiction – ...

From Butter and Sugar sweet corn to Thumbelina zinnia, thousands of seed packets owe their existence to Gwen Stefani and Boris Karloff. Gardeners, it’s winter and still a bit early to plant seeds.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The University Libraries is growing something new for the Western community—a free seed library for students, employees and community members to grow herbs, flowers, native plants and ...