Eden Flower Farm & Greenhouse

08/01/2026

Sometimes you have to make a bouquet for YOURSELF❣️😍

07/29/2026

This time of the year, I ALWAYS begin to mourn the past season🥹. 2026 spring/summer season was beautiful!

Anyone have pics of their Eden flowers that they planted or their hanging baskets from spring or flowers still going strong?? Please post! I would love to see! 😍

07/27/2026

Last February ❣️

07/27/2026

AMAZING, right??!! 🙏🏻❣️💐💐

07/26/2026

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Saving your own flower seeds is one of the easiest ways to build a garden for next season without spending a dime, and these eight flowers are about as beginner friendly as seed saving gets.

Zinnias are a great starting point since their seed heads dry naturally right on the plant. Once the bloom has completely browned and dried, simply pull it apart and the arrow shaped seeds will separate easily from the chaff. Marigolds work similarly, but the technique is slightly different. Let the spent bloom dry fully on the plant until it turns brown and papery, then pull the seeds directly from the base of the dried flower, where they sit in a tight cluster of long, dark seeds with pale tips.

Cosmos seeds need a bit more attention to timing, since the thin, needle like seeds tend to drop on their own once fully mature. Checking plants every few days once the blooms have faded and collecting before they scatter will save you from losing most of your harvest to the ground. Sunflowers are one of the most rewarding seeds to save, and the timing cue is easy to spot, wait until the back of the flower head turns brown and the petals have dried and fallen away, which signals the seeds inside are fully mature and ready to be rubbed out.

Coneflowers require the cone itself to dry completely before the seeds are ready. Once it's dry and brittle, rubbing the cone between your fingers or palms releases the seeds from the spiky seed head. Black-eyed Susans are even simpler, just snip the dried seed heads once they've turned dark and papery, then crumble them to release the small dark seeds.

Nasturtiums are unique on this list because the seeds are large, wrinkled, and pea sized, and the easiest method is simply picking up mature seeds that have naturally fallen to the ground beneath the plant once they've turned tan and hardened. Bachelor's button, also called cornflower, follows the same basic method as zinnias and marigolds, letting the seed head dry completely on the plant before pulling out the long, papery seeds clustered at its center.

The common thread across all eight is patience. Every one of these depends on letting the seed head fully dry on the plant rather than harvesting too early, since seeds collected before they've matured usually won't germinate reliably. Store them in a paper envelope in a cool, dry spot once collected, and you'll have free seeds ready to go for next year's garden 🌻🌱

07/25/2026

Flower photography🌸
I LOVE zooming in and seeing how CREATIVE God is! 😍

07/25/2026

“Bee” the BLOOM someone needs ❣️🙏🏻

07/24/2026

STILL RAINING🙌🙌🙌☔️☔️☔️

07/24/2026

Thank the Lord for this RAIN☔️🙏🏻.