If you’ve seen your garden flowers turning brown, it may be time to start collecting the seeds to give you more plants for free next year. Collecting seeds from lavender, foxgloves, honesty, ...

Are you thinking about saving some vegetable seed from crops you have in your garden this year in order to save money spent on seed in 2024? Now is the time to collect them. Self-pollinating ...

Want a stunning flower garden next spring? We’ll show you how to collect and save 7 easy flower seeds in the fall—including ...

Collecting and storing seeds from your own garden can be a fun and inexpensive way to add plants to your garden. The heirloom varieties we have today are a result of someone saving those seeds every ...

AS OUR SUMMER vegetable and flower gardens wind down, it’s a good time to think about which annuals you’d like to grow again next year. These days, a lot of varieties sell out each spring. One way to ...

At some point, even though it’s easy to buy seeds in stores and online, most gardeners think about collecting and saving their own seeds. Collecting and saving your own seeds does require some thought ...

Give your garden a head start by saving easy-to-collect seeds from your autumn favourites. From seasonal squashes to culinary herbs, this is a clever (and free) way to increase your seed supply for ...

Coneflowers, otherwise known as echinacea, are a gorgeous addition to the summer garden. A favorite for prairie-style planting and attracting pollinators, these drought-tolerant perennials stand tall, ...

Autumn is a time for…life? This may seem perplexing, as we often link fall with plants dying, wildlife migrating, and us retreating indoors. However, this is when conservationists managing prairies ...

One of these days the growing season will come to an end with the first frost. The thought of next season will then kick off with much anticipation. There are ...

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Ordering seeds to plant in your spring garden is a great way to grow the best plant varieties for Southern Arizona, but a packet containing 30 tomato or 50 zinnia seeds is probably more than you'll ...