Gardening with Heirloom Seeds by Lynn Coulter

An introduction and sourcebook for gardeners and plant lovers of all levels of expertise who want to know more about finding, sharing, and propagating the seeds of heirloom flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

Featuring historical information on fifty heirloom plant species, this richly illustrated book also offers practical gardening advice, sources for growing and sharing heirloom seeds, and writing space for notes and records.

What they're saying about Gardening with Heirloom Seeds:

"...well-researched, lively descriptions, including fascinating facts about common plants...
an ideal armchair companion to seed catalogues...a welcome addition to every gardener's bookshelf." - Publishers Weekly

"Gardening with Heirloom Seeds takes our precious heirlooms off the shelf and puts them in the garden where they can delight a new generation with their exceptional flavors, curious personalities, and great good looks." - Deborah Madison, author of Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets

"This pleasant book leads us cheerfully and invitingly through the seasons, sowing and growing heirloom plants. Lynn Coulter's light, informative style makes this book good reading for both new gardeners and those already smitten with seed sowing and heirlooms...Gardening with Heirloom Seeds is delightful...you'll find it informative and diverting." " - The American Gardener, American Horticultural Society.

"...a fine gardening book and a beautiful, fresh look at a subject of great interest in the past decade...Coulter uses a catalog approach, with each flower, fruit, and vegetable pictured, its assets described, and reccomemded heirloom varities named. She writes with authority, salting the text with informed observations and lore...The photographs are especially good, sharp, and colorful." - Charlotte Observer

"Gardeners who have an interest in growing heirloom plants will find Lynn Coulter's Gardening with Heirloom Seeds a great way to gather inspiration." - Dallas/Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"...one of the most captivating, inspiring, whimsical, and profound books on gardening I have ever encountered. Lynn Coulter's vast knowledge and research reveal fascinating stories...I cannot wait to read and reread this superbly written text as I smell the blossoms." - Frank Stitt III, Chef/Owner of Highlands Bar and Grill, Bottega, and Chez Fonfon.

"Gardening with Heirloom Seeds is a detailed delight." - Southeast Gardening with L.A. Jackson

"The ?living antiques? of the fruit, vegetable, and flower worlds get their due in Lynn Coulter?s premier book, Gardening with Heirloom Seeds. Through lush photography and fascinating stories about seeds lost and found, Coulter inspires the urge to plant these rare beauties, and provides some basic growing tips to boot. " - Midwest Home Magazine

"Vegetable gardeners should check out the gorgeous Gardening with Heirloom Seeds by Lynn Coulter, offering plenty of information both practical and historical. Flowers and fruits are also discussed, and there is a section listing sources for seeds." - The Bee, Portland, OR

"..I heard a wonderful talk in Marietta by Lynn Coulter, author of...Gardening with Heirloom Seeds... profusely illustrated with wonderful color photographs, has been published by the University of North Carolina Press?" - Joe Dabney, author of Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread and Scuppernong Wine and winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year.

"Are there two gardeners in your household; one passionate about growing vegetables, the other flowers? There is an excellent new book on heirloom plants that will interest both of you. Gardening with Heirloom Seeds is a handsome volume perfect for those weeks when gardeners are? longing to get back into the garden?beautiful reproductions of old seed catalogs, posters and seed packets as well as fascinating snippets of history?Coulter takes the organic view toward garden life.." - Vicky Johnson, New Jersey Herald garden columnist and co-host of Real Dirt radio with Ken Druse