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The Importance of Pollinators in Your Survival Garden
Pollination is key to a thriving garden and the survival of all land-based life on this planet. Without this important process, we would have no seeds, fruits, or vegetables. How Does Pollination...
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What to Plant in a Survival Garden
When you’re deciding what you should plant in your survival garden, you want a strategy that works for you. If you’re trying to feed a whole family, you want to think about the problem from different...
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10 Benefits of Growing Flowers in a Survival Garden
Some people wonder why we include flowers in our seed shop, specifically in our three ready-made survival garden seed kits. Flowers provide many benefits. They’re good for you and your garden in so...
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Wildflowers: Seeds You Can Plant In Winter
If you’re wanting to plant seeds outside but it’s cold or snowy in your area, perennial wildflowers can scratch that itch. Many of these seeds need some time in frigid temperatures and wet conditions...
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10 Medicinal Herbs You Should Grow
When planning your survival garden, you should think about planting helpful herbs - not just for seasoning your food, but also for their many medicinal benefits. Some herbs have been used for centuries...
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Flowers to Plant in April
We’ve talked a lot about getting your vegetable garden started this Spring, but April is also an ideal time to get your flowers started. We love flowers for the beauty they bring to the environment,...
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10 Edible Flowers that Will Brighten Up Your Dishes
Flowers can do more than just bring color to your garden. Many flowers are edible and can bring color and flavor to your dishes. Some flowers also have medicinal properties and can be used to brew teas...
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8 Flowers to Repel Garden Pests
As Summer approaches we face one of the biggest challenges in the garden, keeping out the pests. Companion planting is one of the most natural ways to grow a healthy garden and can be used to fight...
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How to Grow Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies
Milkweed, scientifically known as Asclepias, is a huge genus with over 140 species throughout North America. This herbaceous perennial gets its common name from the milky white sap that oozes from its...
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Flowers & Herbs to Complete Your Drought Tolerant Garden
One crucial aspect of survival gardening is the ability to plan ahead, while staying flexible and adaptable. The weather can be unpredictable, but sometimes we have some clues about what to expect....
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Growing Sunflowers - Survival Garden All Stars
Everyone loves sunflowers. They are majestic and beautiful to look at, but did you know that they provide many other benefits to your survival garden? Benefits of Growing Sunflowers Sunflowers have so...
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Amaranth: A Powerhouse Plant for the Survival Gardener
Resilient, versatile, and nutrient-dense crops are all ideal choices for anyone who wants to grow food and become more self-reliant. Although you may think of it as a decorative plant, amaranth fills...
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Prepping Your Garden for Perennial Success
Are you thinking about next year’s garden already? We’ve talked about a lot of autumn gardening ideas lately: what seeds to sow in October for a spring harvest, how to extend the growing season, fall...
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3 Types of Sage & Their Uses
Sage, the scientific name Salvia, is a member of the mint (Lamiaceae) family along with other herbs like rosemary, thyme, and oregano. There are over 900 species of sage that grow worldwide. It has...
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Growing Catnip and Other Pet Safe Herbs
Catnip and other pet-safe herbs offer a range of benefits for your pets, including stress relief, digestive support, and insect repellent properties. Catnip is a member of the mint family, is easy to...
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Mullein: An Ancient Therapeutic Herb
Mullein, or Verbascum thapsus, has been used as a medicinal herb since ancient times in its native regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa. When early Virginia settlers brought it to the Americas to use as...
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Marigold Magic: Growing Nature’s Vibrant Companion Plant from Seed
Marigolds, also known as Tagetes, are cheerful flowers that belong to the same family as sunflowers and asters. Native to Mexico and Guatemala, they are now cultivated globally. These beautiful and...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Grow Dandelions
You might ask, why would anyone voluntarily grow dandelions? Aren’t they just weeds that will invade your lawn? In fact, dandelions are full of nutrition, are used as a natural remedy, and are...
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Growing Poppies from Seed
This weekend, at the local farmer’s market, I stopped by a booth with locally grown, fresh flowers for sale. Since it’s early March, the pickings are slim—even in my warm Alabama climate. However,...
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5 Reasons I'm Planting Nasturtiums in My Garden
This year, I’m starting a brand new raised bed garden. In planning my garden layout, I made sure to include flowers as important companions for my vegetables. One of the flowers that I plan to include...
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Five Flowers for Container Growing
There are two must-haves for Mother’s Day: a day where she does absolutely zero cooking or cleaning, and some sort of flowers to mark the occasion. This year, instead of buying an overpriced...
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How To Grow Lavender From Seed
Lavender is one of the most popular and well-known flowering herbs. We use it for its soothing fragrance, delicate flavor, and beauty when blooming. As popular as it is, lavender can be challenging to...
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Flowers for Full & Partial Shade Gardens
My small yard is full of trees – ancient pine trees, huge oaks, a beautiful hickory, and many other understory trees like dogwood, black cherry, redbud, and more. It was a challenge to find the right...
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Toothache Plant
With a name like Toothache Plant, one can assume that this plant is useful in helping relieve tooth pain, but Achmella olaracea is a fascinating plant with many uses and a lovely appearance. Let’s...
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Nigella Sativa - Beneficial Black Cumin
In continuing our company mission to provide beneficial seeds to customers to help them become more self-reliant, we have focused on increasing our selections of herbs and flowers known for their...
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Don't Pull These Weeds: Overlooked Medicinal Plants to Grow
At Survival Garden Seeds, our mission has always been to help our customers be more self-sufficient by providing them with the seeds they need to grow healthy plants that will sustain their families....
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The 10 Best Flower Seeds to Sow in Fall by Region
As the crisp air of fall sets in, many gardeners are busy putting their gardens to bed for the winter. However, fall is also an ideal time to plant seeds that will reward you with a spectacular display...
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