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Old School Gardening Therapy

Home Gardening As Therapy

Home gardening can be one of the best therapeutic activities available. If you approach the process and activity from the viewpoint of mindfulness, and really pay attention to what is directly in front of you, the mind has the opportunity to relax and stop worrying about all of the little daily concerns. It will stop [...]

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My Favorite Heirloom Seeds

Where Did My Favorite Heirloom Seeds Go?

We often get phone calls and emails concerning a customer’s favorite variety of heirloom seed and why it is not offered on the website or catalog this year. There are several reasons that items come and go. Some will be back in a year or two, while unfortunately, others will probably not return. Every variety [...]

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Complimentary Heirloom Seed

Complimentary Heirloom Seeds with Your Order

We are bringing back an old Underwood Gardens favorite- Free Heirloom Seeds! This is a program that was very popular several years ago, and we’re happy to be able to bring it back. Here’s how it works- As a “THANK YOU” for doing business with us, we are offering FREE SEEDS with every $20 order [...]

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Handful of Seed

What Are Heirloom Seeds?

Heirloom seeds, heirloom vegetables and heirloom gardening are becoming increasingly popular today. Many people are turning or returning to home gardening for a variety of reasons, and heirloom seeds figure prominently. Some of these include an interest in fresh, local and healthy foods; others need to stretch the family food budget; some need additional exercise, [...]

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The Tale of Two Seeds- Heirloom vs Hybrid Seed Production

Two of the most important ingredients in growing food are healthy, fertile soil and good quality seed. As gardeners and growers, there is often an arc in the quality of both that directly corresponds to the arc of knowledge and experience of the grower. At first, most home gardeners will start out buying seeds from [...]

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