I finally remembered to pluck seeds from my Profusion Cherry Zinnias today. I have read a few conflicting things online about whether they’ll turn out true from seed, but I’m going to give them a try. This photo was taken back in August.

I also got some seeds from my orange French Marigolds that I planted in the corners of the vegetable garden. I’m not a marigold fan, but I do like these ones. They’re not big ball-headed flowers; they are more petite and simple. They look really nice. This photo was taken in September.

Next spring I plan to plant more annuals in my back flowerbed so I can have more constant color all summer. I’ll probably include some geraniums (the typical annual pelargonium kind), too. I am surprised how expensive their seeds are, though! Garden geraniums must be very specialized hybrids that are hard to create or something!