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, at the ...

The seed trade catalogs document the history of the seed and agricultural business in the United States; they also provide a history of botany and plant research such as the introduction of plant ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The project to arrange and rehouse the W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Records received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and ...

For generations of home gardeners, Burpee has been a familiar name associated with seeds for vegetables, flowers and herbs. The Pennsylvania-rooted company is celebrating 150 years of history while ...

Burpee CEO Jamie Mattikow and Horticulturalist Kira Silvestri Discuss Company Legacy, New Seed Collections, and Tips for Growing Season NEW YORK, March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Founded in 1876, ...

IF you want to be happy for an hour, get drunk. If you want to be happy for a weekend. get married. But if you want to be happy all your life, become a gardener.” So goes an old proverb often quoted ...

The morning glory flower can take months to blossom, but seeing their stunning trumpet-shape blooms finally pop from their spindly tendrils is so worth the wait. “We call the morning glory ‘happiness, ...

WASHINGTON(7News) — The greenhouse is quieter than you’d expect. No dramatic bursts of color, no cinematic moment—just rows of plants doing their job. Leaves angled toward the light, soil evenly damp, ...

The Pennsylvania-rooted company is celebrating 150 years of history while continuing operations from its longtime Bucks County home. WARMINSTER, Pa. (WPVI) -- For generations of home gardeners, Burpee ...