Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of hands sowing seeds Many veteran gardeners make a habit of saving seeds. While it is simple enough for most beginners ...

Seeds cost more every year. Garden centers stack those bright packets near the checkout line like candy, and each spring the cart fills up again. But a thriving garden already holds next year’s supply ...

Oregon State University Extension gives three reasons to save seed. First, some seed companies have dropped older heirloom varieties in favor of newer hybridized or patented ones (more on this later).

Now is the time to think about growing some plants and saving seeds to grow in the garden year after year. In our display garden at the OPC, we grow several varieties of flowers that reseed, and next ...

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 ...

If you love the flowers in your garden but don’t love the idea of spending money on new ones, why not save their seeds to plant next year? To maximize the odds that new plants will grow true to their ...

Prices of many things have gone up significantly in recent times. One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants ...

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 ...

Saving seeds can be a fun thing to do and you can save seeds from plants that you find particularly satisfying. You can save a little money, too. Some terms and definitions are in order to help ...

Before seeds came in glossy packets with barcodes, every gardener saved them. It was as ordinary as saving a recipe; ...

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 ...

If you love the flowers in your garden but don’t love the idea of spending money on new ones, why not save their seeds to plant next year? To maximize the odds that new plants will grow true to their ...