We spoke with three garden experts on different reasons to allow plants to go to seed, including benefits for wildlife, for your garden, and for yourself.

Your backyard will thank you!

This beginner-friendly guide explains how to start a vegetable garden with indirect and direct seed-sowing methods. Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive ...

As spring progresses in the northern half of the world, stores are offering gardeners many choices for seeds. Starting a garden from seeds, rather than buying young plants, is a low-cost way to enjoy ...

Here’s how to save seeds for next year’s garden.

If you purchase seeds from external sources every year, your gardening efforts might not be as sustainable and resilient as you think. Seed security is something that many gardeners may overlook. Even ...

Growing garden plants from seed is one of the great joys of having a garden. It doesn’t matter whether you measure your garden in acres or in pots on a balcony. The magic of taking your crop from seed ...

Across much of the central United States, there are ongoing efforts to restore native prairie. Returning native plants to the ...

Homegrown vegetables are one of life’s greatest pleasures, but it can be expensive to buy all the plants you want to grow at your garden center each spring. But when you know how to grow a vegetable ...

The best time to collect garden seeds is generally from late summer to early autumn. Seeds are often ready for harvest when the flower fades, the fruit is past its prime, or when wildlife begins to ...