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Dec 14, 2016
Stay on-trend in your garden!
Burpee  Edible Gardening Team Members
The folks at Pantone® have announced their selection for Color Of The Year 2017, and it’s a fantastic choice for gardening fans! Greenery (15-0343) is “symbolic of new beginnings”....

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May 16, 2011
Colorful plant labels
Susan Whetzel  Burpee Home Gardens Guest Blogger | Recipe Developer
So…who’s planted their garden? Anyone? We’ve had ours out for roughly a week, in part due to the weeks of nice sunny weather and lots of rain, which greened up our lawn to the point....

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Jul 9, 2010
Orange means oh, so nutritious!
Burpee  Edible Gardening Team Members
Carrots, Pumpkins, Sqaush, and Sweet Potatoes. What do they all have in common? Their color! Orange vegetables have the distinction of containing carotenes, which contribute to plant photosynthesis....

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May 3, 2010
Garden theme: plant a rainbow garden
Jessie Atchison  Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
A vegetable garden can be just as colorful and pretty as one filled with flowers. This is a great idea for gardening with children, especially younger kids who are learning their colors. Red:....

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Mar 19, 2010
Seeing red is a good thing
Burpee  Edible Gardening Team Members
As vegetables grow, ripen and prepare for picking, gardeners begin to pay close attention to color. Not only will particular colors tell you when it’s time to harvest, they’re also a great....

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