With their flowers brightening up the world from late summer until the first frost, chrysanthemums are a staple perennial in many gardens. When other blooms fade in the summer months, mums showcase ...
As our summer winds down, many garden plants are blooming wonderfully and setting as many seeds as possible. When I go into the garden to deadhead (or even remove) annuals and perennials, I will ...
As a gardener, I have grown plants in my garden that I want to reproduce because they have performed well and have attracted many pollinators. While some plants are easier to divide with a shovel, ...
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, ...
I would like to collect seeds to plant next year. How is the best way to do this? J. A. Tulsa It is a great idea to collect and store seeds for future use, but not all plant seeds will produce ...
Just as I wrote last week about it’s time to divide perennials to get more plants and to rejuvenate the clump, plants are setting seeds with the coming of winter so it’s also time to collect seeds.
Do you love the green beans you grew this year? Tomatoes? Zinnias? Squash? Well, maybe you can collect seeds so that you can grow them again next year. I say “maybe” because one of the most important ...
My idea of seed collecting is sitting at home in my underwear ordering seeds online. Charli Danielsen has another idea. Danielsen is the nursery manager of Native Here Nursery, a unique shop nestled ...
Picking a path through the forest and mountains of North Carolina last month, two botanists were on the hunt for treasure. Their expedition took them to wild populations of Trillium, a rare native ...