10 Amazing Perennials You Can Start From Seed! 🌸🙌🌿 // Garden Answer 

The knowledge that I’ve gained from watching you is priceless. I always knew I wanted a huge perma-culture garden but you have inspired me to just garden in general.

A few years ago I started watching garden answer for inspiration and over time, learned so much more, like today’s seed tutorial. My absolute favorite gardening channel. I must also comment that it’s been fun watching the transformation of your property, watching your family grow and everyone in my family waits to see Cheddar and Russell, as they are as fun as anything else on Garden Answer’s channel.

I grow the champagne hollyhocks and I love it in the morning because the bumblebees are all bedded in them sleeping. So cute!

Russell is such a momma's boy! He was so happily snuggled on the chair smelling your jacket. Sweet cat.♡

I AGREE ADDING A PERENNIAL CUT GARDEN IS GOOD IDEA. I HATE CUTTING MY PERENNIAL PLANTS OUT OF GARDEN . MAY DO THE SAME IN MY SMALL SPACE.! YOU HAVE SUCH GREAT SPACES TO TO ALL OF THIS . KEEP US INSPIRED AND YOURSELF THANKS.

I love your cats, thanks for including them, they are a joy to see while I have my coffee and listen to you.

When you think you may be planting "way too many" cut flowers - remember the faces of those gentle souls now needing full time care. They loved your flowers Laura, as well as the attention. Play piano and you and your Mum sing hymns. I love Rose's jams because of the jars they use!

It cracks me up when you get after the cats. I have that same discussion with mine on an almost daily basis lol!!

Where I live in S.E. Michigan Black-eyed Susan’s can be quite aggressive and have elbowed out some of my other perennials. So I’ve been pulling it out and giving it to friends who want it for specific problem areas on their land.

I’m amazed how you can keep all that information in your head . I love perennials but my mind turns into a pretzel trying to remember how each one likes to be planted . This year I plan to sow one raised bed full of a few varieties and put row cover on since I don’t have a greenhouse. Thanks for all the information!

**** SPRING is coming!!! **** So excited about this educational video! North Carolina is now 40 night time and 60 days...............I see the trees blooming and birds singing.....time to plant!

Bring us along for all the rearranging too when the time comes as I love to see organization of the greenhouse videos too.

Campanula have AMAZING vase life. Got some valentines day and still doing great. i bought seeds the next day bc such an adorable flower.

I just realized watching this video - it’s been a year. Something similar to this is how I found you last year and it’s been a solid year of GA videos every morning. I am *not* mad about that ☺️ thank you for all the inspiration and the timely reminders of garden tasks (I’m also a zone 6a)

Thank you for all the advice over the few years I've been watching your channel.. This year my husband helped me make 2 garden boxes for veggies. We also planted a blueberry and raspberry bush. We planted more roses and 2 Rose of Sharon trees. And I have many plants im starting from seed to plant in the garden boxes and flower beds around my yard...

I have columbine around the trunk of my tall white spruce and it's loving its life. And around the columbine I have hostas. I love how the columbine pokes up through some of the hosta leaves.

Cheddar is such a ‘cheeseball’ 😂. Thanks for all the tips. I’m afanof the English cottage style garden with foxgloves, hollyhocks etc.

I noticed that you put string lights in your greenhouse. Would love to see a night view of them on, sure it’s beautiful with all your growing plants.

If we don't get to see the kids or Laura's mom, I always love seeing the cats! 🐈🐈

My foxglove reseeded and I have 6 sets of blooms this year ❤

I was cleaning up one of my garden beds and found that my yarrow has started to grow. I love the fern like leaves, I don't mistake them for weeds. Here in KY zone 6 we had a deep unexpected freeze and looks like I lost a lot of plants, but I'll just wait and see. Hopefully, my hydrangeas will come back - it's a wait and see. Such sad news that my small local garden center (25 yrs) is moving because some developer has gotten the go ahead to start building a monstrosity complex. 😥

Here we go again love this time of year, I love it when u wake up and the sun is just starting to come up it makes u happy. Beautiful flower collection. God bless u and urs.

You make everything look so easy, and I love watching you gather supplies from the barn…I watch daily. Thank you

Good morning! Oh to have a greenhouse!

Thank you for posting this project. I can’t wait to see how it’s looking in a few months.

I found myself coveting what I believe was a lavender plant beside you on your workbench, beautiful! Always enjoy seeing Russel and Cheddar. You provide such great information. So helpful when I think of starting seeds. As always I am so grateful for the time you take to do these videos and the inspiration you provide. An aside: Russel, "Mom said we had to share." Cheddar, "Mom's not looking........*love bite*" lol

Hi from Swedish Lapland! I have just recently discovered your vlogs, and now i want to watch them all! You are soo inspireing! Thank you! 🌷🌻🍀

My foxglove missed the seed itself in same area. It’s all over the yard but I love it and deer wouldn’t dare touch. It’s breathtaking early summer to see the blooms. Columbine another reseeder for me, which is not a problem as the hummingbird comes looking for it while waiting for bee balm. Love planting for wildlife. 😊

Perennials sound like fun!! 🎉 I’ve finally realized we are both in same zone. Climate here in southeastern Ohio is radically different. Lots of rain. Along the Ohio river. Fly, Ohio little town. Foothills of Appalachia n mountains. Marietta Ohio about 30 miles south of us.

I planted some dahlias,cosmos and Lillie’s in the garden yesterday. It’s gonna be in the 80’s this week.

I can't believe I've finally caught up to your daily posts! My late fall Google research for next years gardening ideas brought your posts up quite often, (thanks for helping me get my amarylis to rebloom 🙂), so I started to explore more, and decided I really needed to go back a few years to follow your progression..... I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Thank you so much for sharing so much detail, and your private paradise. I'm gardening in 5b southern Québec, Canada, so it's fascinating to see your side of a 5b (ok 6 lucky you!) compared to ours. We have a few more months before we see anything green here 🤪 So, thank you again, for helping me get through our long cold winter with all your beautiful & inspiring videos! ✌️

Your excitement is infectious!!! Makes me want to get out there and dig in the dirt. 😅 Thank you for your gardening know-how!!

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day 🥰

Amazing, your greenhouse is starting to look like your own garden center. Beautiful.

Awesome video! Perfect timing! I was just searching for your other seed videos! And thank you for uploading so early I really appreciate it! Love you guys! 🌻

One caveat on hollyhocks, make sure they are not on an invasive species list for your area, they will drop hundreds of seeds unless cut back before seed pods dry and drop seeds. They are absolutely beautiful and so fun to grow but be careful or they will overtake more space than you give them. Also, I would love to see a project where you start a heritage garden for your area. I am working on a native garden this year, but it would be so fun to see how you would plan and approach that type of project.

I just had an aha moment with the Canterbury bells I started from seed last year. Totally missed that they were biannual. Thanks for sharing! Looks like you are going to need more greenhouse tables for all the seed starting.

Love seeing all the growing plants in the green house. Looks like spring is near.

I did a 24 freezer method for canterberry bell and yarrow and have growth 3 days after they where out… you should try it. Put seeds in paper towel, wet it, put in baggie, freeze for 24 hours, let defrost and warm up…. I potted mine one day after I took them out of the freezer.

Thank you for making learning fun! And thank you muchly for each picture & how to spell the different flowers. So pretty. I have a question: Is it good to put vermiculite around store bought plants when planted in the ground? I have a very small piece of garden & also use pots. They are in sun most of the day. Appreciate all the work you & Aaron & staff do!

Good morning Laura and family Lots of stunning seeds can't wait until they bloom. Thank you as always for sharing have a great rest of the day. 👋🙂🌸🌻🌷

I love yarrow also, but am afraid to plant it again. A few years ago, I had yarrow that spread horribly, even coming up in my gravel driveway. Are there better, less aggressive varieties? Do you have variety suggestions that aren’t garden thugs? Love your videos and wealth of garden knowledge.

Would love a video on direct sowing when weather permits. Thank you…your channel is the best!

I bought a couple of the Summer Pastels Yarrow as 4 inch plants. I planted them in the fall of 2021 and they got huge last summer! I may have to divide one of them this spring. They were excellent for cutting - very long and strong stems.

Did you ever collect your carrot seeds, and will you use them, from all those plants you let go to seed? I might have missed that a while back. Exciting and inspiring video-I'm going to start seeds right away!

Most of these I have going in winter sowing jugs or in the low tunnel...great for saving space inside, changed my life! I haven’t looked at milk jugs the same way since **i also have the Majorette hollyhock they are short, about two feet tall**

Love, Love, Love your videos!!! OMG!! How I have learned so muchhhhhh! Thank you for sharing Laura!!

Have a blessed week everyone 🙏❤️🤗

I like yarrow because they always flop when they bloom so I cut the flower stalks, make arrangements out of them and they always rebloom on shorter stems (that don’t flop) in early autumn. 2x the flowers! Just cut them before they start to go to seed. I don’t find that they bloom all season. The flowers go brown and ugly pretty early and need to be cut back like daisies or they’re an eyesore. Best to cut the first flush of blooms pretty quickly.

Can’t wait to break outside and see spring yet with all those beautiful seeds that will turn into flowers!!! 🌺🌷💐🌹

When twizzle coral came up on the screen, the colour was VERY complimentary to your complexion. Beauty! 😀

I love the many different camera angles you used during the planting section of this video! I know that must make it so much more complicated, but it doesn't go to waste!

Hi Laura, I really enjoy these type of videos about seeds and the plants that they amazingly grow into. Thanks so much for these informative videos. I notice that you rarely follow through on the progression of the seeds 'growth journey', from seeds through to flowers. It would be enormously appreciated if you would share the stages of the young plants growth, right through to how the flowers look in bouquets. You are such a gifted florist Laura, just like your talented mum. It was inspiring to see how the zinnia seeds you planted grew into such a beautiful salmon-coloured display in one of your flowerbeds. I have been gardening for most of my life, but it never ceases to amaze me how just planting a few relatively inexpensive seeds can grow into a showy floral display. It is evidence that anyone who knows how to plant seeds in the correct way for that variety or species, can grow plants. They do not have to pay a lot of money for established plants to put in their garden-bed and they still a stunning floral display. It would be so encouraging, and interesting to see the reality of what happens to many of the seeds that you plant; yes, a follow up of their performance and where they end up in your garden. It would also be good to know about the seeds that require specific conditions in order to germinate, especially for those of us that live in warmer climates. As a gardener myself, I am always learning about new growing techniques but most of all - new plant varieties! How very exciting.

Really like the little basket with the seed bags in it.. Maybe from your family's garden centre?

Also helpful to mention zone at both ends - low and high.

Good morning, Laura! I'm in South Louisiana, zone 9a. I love perennials and have been adding more to my garden each year.

I just subscribed as Holly from Lake and Lace suggested you. I will come back in a minute to watch this video. Looking forward to learning from you!

Great video. Can't wait to see all the beautiful color this spring or summer.

Hello. I discovered new experience about foxglove flower. I don't bother planting them from seed anymore. In autumn, I separate the side shoots that form on its long trunk and plant them immediately. They also bloom the following year.

what a great video! so much information and the "key moments' up there is just a great idea... i don't know if i'm the only one (i doubt it), but i always have a pad and pencil at the ready and take notes... usually there's something in every video, even the antiquing ones, that gives me inspiration in some form or fashion... having that greenhouse, with the Hartley and the studio??? heaven for seed starting and production... so much fun! and i have fun watching you do all the work, haha... have a great week!! 🥰❤thanks for the video!! 🥰❤

All those flowers r so beautiful! Can’t wait until they bloom! Thanks

It's getting me in mood for planting flowers and a garden. Loved all your flower seeds.

Seeing all that color is so refreshing!

Just watching you plant seeds makes me motivated! Thank you for all you do!

This was great!! So helpful! I have collected all my seeds, jugs, and toilet paper rolls 😅 almost go time for me!! 🌱

Looking fantastic. Everything is coming up great. Lots of seeds it going to look amazing. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Good morning Laura!! Ahhhh...just perfect watching with morning coffee. I am blessed. Hugs from N.C..❤️

Isn’t there something so therapeutic about getting your hands dirty? I felt that good feeling today just watching YOU get your hands dirty! Thanks!

Yesterday I worked so hard sowing a tray of old flower seeds, sowed heavily to ensure some germination. Taking said tray to the grow shelf, tripped, dropped, oh carp! Swept up, dumped back in tray, set on heat pad... named that tray SURPRISE!!!

I tried winter sowing some of those mentioned and they sprouted here in zone 6B (this year 2023) So I brought them indoors and am growing them under lights.

Who wants to pop over to Laura's and help out with seed starting and just hang out in the greenhouse with all the beautiful plants ? 🙋🏼‍♀️👩‍🌾☕🌸🌼🌷🌺

Love, love, LOVE seed planting videos! Thank you for putting them in alphebetical order!

Love the comprehensive planting advice, but Russell and Cheddar Shenanigans are so fun to see. A little spice to your post.🐈🐱😻🪴👏💖

Hi Editors, the piece of music chosen in this vlog is so relaxing - chef’s kiss 👩‍🍳💋

I have only just discovered green twister hope I have success in growing rows and rows. Love your site here in UK

So much information! Laura remembered all 10 varieties IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!

Thank you for sharing this info, I have gained a great deal of knowledge from you. I have started my seeds 4 weeks ago. After seeing your series of beautiful landscapes. I have decided to up my gardening and can't wait to plant my seedlings out in my garden. I always wanted to add delphiniums they are so beautiful. You have inspired me to improve my garden with flowers. I have been gardening since I was 10 years old and I love it. ❤❤

Were those festive lights always hanging in your greenhouse? Have you highlighted them in a video? Love the seed refresher course every time.

I don’t know if it’s our climate or what but I planted some Camelot foxglove and they bloomed the first year. I planted some in full shade and some in full sun. Full shade did the best. I’m done 8a and I’m so hoping they’ll come back this year. Such beautiful blooms.

Just so good to see you starting to do your seeds and you got some really beautiful seeds from some beautiful flowers to grow can't wait to seed how they do. Just so rewarding to plant seeds as you get so much more for just so little.

you may like SALVIA COCCINEA CORAL NYMPH -for an annual. it grew like crazy. the one I grew last year grew over 20" to about 3 ft. It does reseed it self - on open pollinator. it was lovely!

Love that I'm growing all your flowers (except the eryngium). I have all of these seeds on damp paper towels in the fridge for cold stratification. I had poor germination (except the Foxglove) because I didn't plant when cool. Some just germinated!

I love the idea of covering with vermiculite - i'll be doing that from now on!

I live in Michigan, 🤤 waiting impatiently for Spring, meanwhile, i walk the treadmill and watch you

So fun to watch. I’m getting anxious for seed starting and spring!

I found that starting them in a shallow ( 2") containers or cups works better for me than cells, since I never have the heart to thin. I separate each seedling that comes up into small individual cups. It is easier to flop out the seedlings from one container than from the cells. I listen to audiobooks or podcasts while I do this and it makes it a lot of fun!

"I don't need a ton of them," says Laura after planting a ton of other seeds. ;-) I don't do seeds (yet anyway), as I don't have the room and I have so many perennials to divide and move this year. But, I still watch, and never fail to smile at Russell and Cheddar. 😂 And I always feel a little sad when the video ends.

Amazing video, this makes me want Spring that much more. Thank you Laura for all the great information you always give us. It helps so much.

❤I love your videos. Your motivate me to garden. 🌸My Hollyhocks have grown so tall. I planted my seeds way back in 2018. Last year my Hollyhocks were at least 8-10 feet tall. 🌸

I start my digitalis foxgloves in the autumn. At the moment they are around 3 inches tall. I’ve another load that are a small seedling with 3 to 4 leaves and I’ll start another batch in a couple of weeks. They are my favourite.

There’s already so many comments, I don’t know if you’ll see this! I want to grow black, burgundy, and peach/apricot flowers in my beds. I’d love to see you do a show on garden color combinations and offer examples. If you’ve already done this then just ignore me! Love your channel btw!

All those seeds are going to look amazing in your garden . I can’t wait to see them all flourishing . It’s awesome to watch your videos somehow my coffee always tastes better , lol 🌼🌸🌼

Good Morning! 🌷 I can't wait for the color! All those seeds will grow into beautiful flowers for cut flower arrangements!! 😃🪻🌷🌹🌸🌼🌿💚

💜🎶Good morning Garden Answer.. Hey Laura.. Thanks 💜🎶🇨🇦

I’m getting VERY excited for spring now that I’ve watched this! Thank you again, such useful plant information.

I have two cats that act like that as well. I wish I knew what to do to make them get along better. They both are so sweet to me and my family they just don’t like each other. I love watching your videos, I’m starting perennials this year so this one is extremely helpful.

Good morning! 🌻🐝

You did a lot of work! Can’t wait to see them grow!

Laura you make it look so easy that I just want to go out and do it however it will take me a bit because I need to reorganize the garden I have

I was really needing some inspiriation today thanks Laura!!