As the autumn season progresses, many of our annual and perennial flowers are sporting seed heads or fruit. If you examine the tops of spent flower spikes, you will usually see a nice seed head with ...

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers to save seeds from as they are easy to grow and attract plenty of butterflies. They come in a variety of forms, including single or double blooms and a wide ...

Starting seeds indoors is an essential skill for gardeners. Whether planting flower seeds or working on this year’s vegetable garden, there are several good reasons to begin inside rather than outside ...

Fall is the perfect time to start collecting seeds from your garden. As temperatures drop and plants finish their growing cycle, they naturally produce mature seeds ready for harvest. Why bother with ...

Saving seeds from the garden is much like passing down a family heirloom: A prized possession lives on from year to year or from generation to generation. In the world of seeds, there are so many ...

Annual flowers at $6 a pop? Grandma’s flower budget was a far cry from that because she planted most of her flowers each spring by scattering seeds over the garden beds – or letting the seeds come up ...

Saving seeds from vegetable and ornamental plants allows gardeners the ability to preserve "desirable" traits, ensure availability of favorite plant (vegetable or ornamental) varieties, and save money ...

Collecting and saving seeds is a fun and economical way to grow your garden year after year. Gardens everywhere are withering as the days shorten and cooler weather sets in. Foliage begins to droop, ...

Which flower seeds are best? Starting a garden from flower seed is one of the most economical and satisfying hobbies a person can have. Rather than shelling out cash for more expensive, ...

Seed saving can be as easy or elaborate as you want to make it. By saving your own seed you can cut costs, preserve that special variety you love. You can also maintain the seed quality and adaptation ...

Seed saving is a fun, committed exercise gardeners can enjoy throughout the year. The pleasure of growing your own vegetables in particular is more economical and provides a more nutritional value ...