Unlike regular garden soil, which can be too dense for tiny roots to expand, seed starting mixes are airy, providing the right environment for delicate roots to take hold. After researching more ...

Burpee, of course ... along with the now-standard “Mesclun mix.” Finally, most recently, I’ve noticed more and more companies devoting a section to seeds to create pollinator gardens.

What’s going to be in your garden this summer? Burpee knows. According to the giant seed catalog’s 2015 retail seed forecast, California’s many backyard fruit and vegetable farmers dig ...

“Burpee was the first modern seed company,” said Ball ... New flowers frolic alongside them on the pages — an odd and tricky mix for catalog designers, Ball admitted.

WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania -- If you've ever pulled a Burpee carrot out of the ground, munched on a salad of Burpee iceberg lettuce or sniffed a bouquet of Burpee zinnas, it's because those plants ...

It's not enough for Burpee, the seed developer, to know what gardeners are craving. They need to know what gardeners will be craving -- and that takes more than horticultural know-how. Saturday's ...

The W. Atlee Burpee Co., affectionately known as “Burpee seeds” to millions of American gardeners, is the nation’s largest home seed and plant company and was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 ...