The native wildflowers are just gorgeous right now. If you haven’t noticed all the beautiful yellow, purple and white flowers along the roadsides, in ditches and in natural areas, you are sure to ...

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 ...

Have you priced wildflower seed mixes lately or read the contents label? What if we collected wildflower, perennial and annual flower seeds this summer and made our own mix? Today, what you need to ...

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

From British Columbia to California, volunteers are collecting ash seeds to help researchers at Oregon State University find genetic resistance to the invasive emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer ...

Seed saving connects a gardener more closely to a plant’s life cycle. It’s also a way to disconnect from corporations that copyright seed varieties, often limiting plant diversity. Saved heritage ...

Tip: Only collect seeds from healthy, pesticide-free plants, and avoid harvesting in protected natural areas unless you have permission. Gently open the pod: Use your fingers to pry open the seam if ...

Generations of Indigenous peoples worldwide worked for thousands of years with wild plants to produce the foods that sustain us today. Seed is the first link in the food chain, a 10,000-year-old ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Now is the time to collect walnut and butternut seeds for planting this fall ...