How I Collect Seeds + One Gardening Warning I’ll Never Forget

   • FREE Flowers Next Year/Vinca Seed Propagat...      • How to Propagate Rose of Sharon from Cutti...      • DIY Lightweight Cement Planter Using Shop ...   Come spend a Labor Day morning with me in my gardens by the lake as I collect flower seeds, save zinnia seeds for next year, visit with the hummingbirds and share a few special memories along the way. 🌸🌿 Remember those vinca seeds I showed you how to collect the other morning? Well, they’re certainly accumulating! I show you the container where I’ve been tossing them as I collect them, and it’s amazing how many seeds these beautiful little plants can produce. There’s something about sitting and gathering all those seeds that brings back such sweet memories of my grandmothers. We weren’t collecting flower seeds together, but the simple process reminds me of sitting with them shelling peas or snapping beans. I love how something so ordinary can suddenly take you right back to another time and to people you love. Then we move on to the zinnias. I show you how I collect and save seeds from several different varieties so I can grow them again next year, and we’ll wander through my zinnia gardens in both the front and backyard. You’ll also see some of the cosmos, echinacea, crape myrtles and other plants that have made the gardens so beautiful this summer. I also share an important word of caution about handling zinnias and other plants. About 30 years ago, when I was a young gardener, I had a frightening allergic reaction while working with dried zinnia flower heads. Some plants can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in certain people, and pollen, plant material and fungi can also be potential irritants. It’s something I think gardeners should be aware of, particularly when we’re handling dried flowers and collecting seeds. And, of course, it’s Labor Day on the lake! You’ll hear some of the activity out on the water, a sweet little Carolina wren, and my hummingbirds busily feeding on the salvia. ❤️ For me, gardening is about so much more than growing flowers. It’s about memories, family, nature and appreciating the simple things that make an ordinary morning special. If you enjoy gardening, seed saving, DIY projects, wildlife and creating beautiful things, I hope you’ll subscribe and join me for more here at Gayle Forster Designs. 🌿💕 0:00 How I Collect Seeds + One Gardening Warning I’ll Never Forget 1:00 Seeds collected 1:50 Carolina Wren 2:23 Hummingbirds appear 3:30 Extreme Heat and Cement projects delayed 4:36 Labor Day Holiday 5:22 Seed collecting and cuttings and memories with my grandmothers 6:55 Gardening friends that share seeds and plants 7:47 Sweet memories 8:02 Zinnia types and seed collecting and pollination 10:00 Identifying the zinnia seed and cross pollination 11:15 Story about an allergic reaction 13:00 Detail of severe allergic symptoms 14:58 Reminding people to be careful when gardening 15:32 Talking about hybrid dwarf zinnias 16:06 Bushy Zinnias that aren't extremely tall 17:00 Talking about the end of the season 17:24 I am so distracted 17:47 Talking about types of zinnias and seeds 18:30 Zinnias are easy to grow 18:51 I show our Zinnia gardens 20:11 cosmos with my zinnias 20:15 Zinnias up front with echinacea, Crepe myrtle 22:19 Story about Hummingbirds and one landing on my pinky #ZinniaSeeds #SeedSaving #Zinnias #FlowerGardening #GardenWithMe #HummingbirdGarden #GardeningTips #Vinca #CottageGarden #GayleForsterDesigns