Sunflowers have a way of making gardens brighter and happier. They make beautiful and summery cut flowers for vases and bouquets. Sunflowers are also an excellent source of food for the wildlife in ...

Beautiful, cheery sunflowers offer beauty for your garden and the promise of a delicious snack in the form of their seeds. Norbert Zingel / 500px / Getty Images Known for their brilliant yellow blooms ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Aug. 5 is National Sunflower Day and although a popular activity is to go to a local farm and pick sunflowers, they can also be grown in your own backyard. It’s a bit too late ...

Sunflowers are obviously sun-loving plants and they don’t do well in the cold, so you’ll want to start prepping the soil for planting well after the temperature has stayed above 50 degrees during both ...

Easy to grow and useful all year-round, sunflowers are crowd-pleasers. Summer’s bright blooms bring joy to gardeners and pollinators, and naturally dried seeds provide local wildlife with a food ...

Sunny, strong and simple to grow: No wonder 2021 is the year of the sunflower. These cheerful plants brighten Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings. They make the best all-around seed for small birds (and ...

Sunflowers are universally popular, and the cheery plants are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. If you thought you couldn’t grow them due to a lack of garden, then think again, as you can grow ...

SUNFLOWERS ARE THE smiling face of summer. Golden lion-headed blooms bowing under the weight of ripe seed — a veritable bird and squirrel buffet — are a classic garden favorite. But let’s face it; we ...

Tall sunflowers make handy natural supports for climbing vegetables and flowers, and their pollen-rich blooms entice insects to pollinate crops. However, sunflowers don’t play nicely with all edible ...

Planting a sunflower field for dove season is easier than you think. Joe Genzel If you didn’t grow up on a farm, it may seem like a daunting task to plant your own sunflower field for the September ...

Sunflowers are versatile garden plants that pair well with many vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers. They are often grown to attract pollinators or for their bright, large blooms. While most plants ...