
Q: I planted marigolds in containers this year and absolutely love them – they were so easy to grow and add a welcome splash of color to my patio. I'd like to collect the seeds to sow next year, rather than buy new packets. Do you have any advice on how to do this?
A: Collecting seeds is budget-friendly, rewarding, and well worth doing if you want to fill your plot with new plants for free. As Meredith Bishop, a cut-flower grower of Bloom & Bounty, highlights, 'The potential life that one single, dormant seed holds is truly mind-blowing.