All About the Seeds

Look around you at the trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses – most of them started their life as a seed! Fall is a great time to look for seeds in the Garden and in nature. Come and learn about this unique and important part of plants. A seed contains a miniature plant, called an embryo, that can develop into a fully grown plant. The outer shell, or seed coat, protects the embryo. Inside the seed a nutritious material provides food for the embryo. Briefly, “A seed is a plant baby, in a box, with it’s lunch” – Thor Hanson. And… they’ve adapted to travel far and wide to spread young plants throughout nature.