Heirloom Seeds & the Witch’s Garden

Last week someone called to ask me if the seeds I sell are heirloom seeds. For folks who don’t know, “heirloom” has come to have a particular meaning in the gardening world: a seed variety that has been saved and passed down in a family, usually for at least 50 years. This means that hybrid [...]

More seeds I’ll be growing out this year

I ordered seeds for the shop the other day and took the opportunity to get some packets to grow out myself, things that are not really available wholesale or that I’d just like to have a look at. First, foxgloves. In the past I’ve tried growing Digitalis obscura and Digitalis parviflora, but I always bought [...]

The witch’s garden for 2012

Part of belladonna bed

I am still getting my plants ready for winter and have a bunch of pots to take inside this year. I usually avoid having indoor plants because my house is very small and I have a number of cats who are on the clumsy side. This year, though, I decided I [...]