Q: I have lots of lavender shrubs in my front yard. As they're doing so well, I would like some more to plant at the back of my plot, too. Is it possible to collect the seeds from the flowers to sow ...

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, ...

When it comes to gardening, many plants are gifts that keep on giving, even after the growing season has come to an end. There are plenty of seeds you can harvest from your garden and replant to enjoy ...

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 ...

It might seem to be a bit confusing, as the leaves of this herb are referred to as both cilantro and coriander – depending on where you live – but the seeds are known as coriander seeds. Whatever you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gardens can develop a debauched, morning-after look in mid august. Summer flowers are over, lawns seem jaded and autumn plants have yet to deliver. Disheartening? Absolutely not. The battle fatigue is ...

Coneflower, also known as echinacea, is a classic bloom that perfectly matches the ambiance of a cottage-core garden. These North American natives with their disk florets and dainty petals are a ...

ROCKFORD - Natural Land Institute (NLI) will hold their annual Fall Prairie Harvest Day seed collecting event at Nygren Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Road, Rockton, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Sept.

Growing up in suburban New York City, our house was surrounded by woods of primarily American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and white oak (Quercus alba). And one year it occurred to me that I could ...

Best practices and important insight into seed collecting are expected to be shared at an upcoming workshop at the Clark County Public Library’s Main Branch. Attendees can expect to learn all about ...