Garden Seeds

Pears are one of many tasty treats that mother natures has provided us with, but cultivating a pear tree from seeds can be tricky. Even commercial nurseries do not grow pear trees from seeds,...

The papaya, or pawpaw tree, is different from most other trees. It has three types: male, female and hermaphrodite. Fruit is generally produced by the female and hermaphrodite species of papaya....

The avocado, also known as the alligator pear or butter pear, is an easy tropical fruit to grow. Avocado trees take time to grow and produce fruit, and the key is to germinate the pit in water...

As a perennial tree, the star magnolia (Magnolia Stellata) is native to Japan. However, it is quite hardy across zones 4 to 9. Spring brings the greatest foliage of leaves and white star-shaped...

With striking black trunks that can attain a diameter up to five feet topped with thick, three-foot tall sprays of grass-like leaves, grass trees make dramatic garden accents. Although all species...

It is very gratifying and economical to grow your own fruit. Fruit trees require very little care once they are established. You germinate a tree from the seed or pit of the fruit. First, make...

The graceful palm tree puts everyone in a tropical mood. You can grow them in your landscape if you live far enough south or grow one in a pot to enjoy indoors. Here's how to grow one from a seed.

You can grow a peach tree from a seed or pit. First, make sure peach trees will grow in your zone. Then collect some pits and you are on your way to growing your own peach tree.

Dragon's Blood trees have been used throughout the ages for everything from staining wood to healing cuts and scrapes to magickal ceremonies. Learn how you too can easily grow your own Dragon's...

Most of today's fruit trees are grafted rather than grown from seed because it's a more effective way to predict the quality of the fruit. But that doesn't mean you can't grow a fruit tree from...