Folks have asked, “How can I mix annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs together in one space?” The answer depends on your zone, the time of year you wish to enjoy your garden and the particular plants you prefer. The secret is spacing things out so you can reach in and harvest the vegetables and herbs […]
Photo by Dean Fosdick This is the study where our founder, W. Atlee Burpee, wrote the Burpee annual seed and plant catalogues from 1889, when he bought Fordhook Farm and moved his family up from Philadelphia, until his passing away in 1915. From 1875 to 1888, he wrote them in his small office in the […]
Most garden perennials flower in spring after the low light season. However, garden annuals bloom during the summer, which is not typical of native plants in North America. Mainly tropical in origin, bedding plants have been the focus of breeding since the residential boom of the 1950s. Annual cultivars descend from plants found near the equator, the only frost-free part of the world. These heat and light lovers…
