Prepare for the next growing year this autumn by taking part in the RHS Big Seed Save from Monday 7 – Sunday 20 October 2024
Take part in the RHS Big Seed Save from Monday 7 – Sunday 20 October 2024, by saving your seeds to grow plants for free or sharing them with friends and neighbours to meet people and try out new plants next year.
The RHS Big Seed Save is part of our annual programme RHS Grow With It, which is designed to give you year-round growing support. Sign up for RHS Grow With It >
Submit your progress to the RHS Grow With It map and see how other people all over the country are doing too. Plus, you’ll also be helping us understand how people are growing and sharing in their local communities.
Submit your data
This year, we encouraged people all over the country to grow a selection of plants including California Poppy, Cosmos, Love-lies-bleeding, Rudbeckia and Fennel. Use the photographs below to find out what the seedheads of your plants may look like:
Eschscholzia californica
Follow our handy guides to learn how to collect and store seeds
So you’ve got your seeds – and now you want to share them? Why not try our ideas and spread some joy in your local area...
Once you’ve collected and shared your seeds, remember to add your data to the RHS Grow With It map to join thousands of others taking part. You’ll be able to see how others are growing and sharing to inspire you, as well as helping us to learn how people are gardening all over the country.
Become an RHS member today for the exclusive opportunity to buy up to 10 packets of seeds harvested from RHS Gardens.
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.
