$subcategory[1]="Seeds .. blablabla Seeds 2 Seeds 3 Seeds4";
echo preg_replace('/Seeds/', 'Plants & Seeds', $subcategory[1], 1);
//Plants & Seeds .. blablabla Seeds 2 Seeds 3 Seeds4
have a nice day ;)
EDIT
$subcategory[1]="Seeds .. blablabla Seeds 2 Seeds 3 Seeds4, Pots Planters & Tools, Pots, Planters & Tools";
$seed_replaced=preg_replace('/Seeds/', 'Plants & Seeds', $subcategory[1], 1);
$Pots_Planters_one=preg_replace('/Pots Planters & Tools/', 'Pots & Planters', $seed_replaced, 1);
$all_replaced=preg_replace('/Pots, Planters & Tools/', 'Pots & Planters', $Pots_Planters_one, 1);
echo $all_replaced;
//Plants & Seeds .. blablabla Seeds 2 Seeds 3 Seeds4, Pots & Planters, Pots & Planters