Kids love to learn about how plants grow. Growing sunflowers or string beans is a great way to teach them about caring for plants. Planting a sunflower fort is an easy way to create a playhouse for ...

The sunflower has a rich history as a North American native plant. Records show that as early as 3000 B.C., Native Americans cultivated sunflowers as food and pressed seeds to make oil. Although still ...

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 ...

Growing sunflowers in pots is easy, but you have to follow specific care requirements. Plant sunflower seeds in a pot that can handle your full-grown sunflowers, so you don't have to repot them.

Would you believe me if I told you that sunflowers are among the most interesting flowers in my cutting garden right now? Thanks to advancements in breeding, sunflowers are now available in an array ...

SAN ANTONIO – Who doesn’t want to look out and see sunflowers blooming in their gardens? Since we are in peak planting season for spring, you can plant something that will bring joy and is also super ...

I’d place sunflowers right up there in terms of the most iconic garden flowers to grow at home. Known for their towering ...

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 ...

Question. Everyone seems to grow sunflowers but I planted two packets of seed and got nothing. How deep do you plant the seeds, and will birds eat them? Answer. Birds, squirrels and other critters ...

• Plant as many varieties as possible to give visual interest to the garden. • Stagger plantings over the early summer weeks. Succession plantings will ensure that you have blooms all through the ...