Seed collecting fans grow
PHILADELPHIA — At one time, collecting and sharing seeds was more about saving money than anything else. Today, it’s likely to be that and more.
Gene Spurgeon, a retired architect, examines columbine seeds in his Swarthmore, Pa., home. This is seed-collecting season, the time of year to go hunting in the garden for dried flowers whose seeds can be cleaned, dried, labeled and stored for planting next year.MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTO
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Book resources
• "Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, and Uses,” by Michael Dirr (Stipes Publishing, 1998).
• "Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation,” by Ken Druse (Random House, 2000).
• "Gardening From Seed: The Keys to Success With Flowers and Vegetables” by Martha Stewart Magazine (Random House, 1999).
• "The New Seed-Starters Handbook,” by Nancy Bubel (Rodale Press, 1988).
Online sources
• theseedsite.co.uk/seedpods.html.
• www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html.
• http://tomclothier.hort.net.
• www.seedsavers.org.
• www.hardyplant.org.
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