Why Birds Need Native Plants Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep ...

Sunflowers are one of the most popular flowers to plant in gardens - and for good reason. Not only are the blooms gorgeous, ...

Helianthos is the Greek word for sunflower and Costa is visiting a farm at the foot of the Blue Mountains in NSW that specialises in these sunny, bright plants. Marika and John Saliba have ...

If you have clay soil in your garden, you know how challenging it can be to work with. Clay-based soils retain moisture well, meaning they can be slow draining and compact easily. When clay soils ...

Wildflowers are plants that happily grow on their own in the wild without human help. Many are native plants, but some are just good self-seeders. They often create a jumble of enticing colors and ...

An additional 25 acres of disk plots are worked each winter to promote the germination and growth of native sunflowers and other wildlife favorable forbs. These management practices are performed in ...

Previously, we have written about the importance of sunflowers in a native garden. If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get so much value in one plant: beauty, habitat value ...

Previously, we have written about the importance of sunflowers in a native garden. If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get so much value in one plant: beauty, habitat value ...

Using natives in a potted display is also possible and use short-lived native ... sunflowers can grow as high as two metres, but there are dwarf varieties suitable for courtyards and smaller gardens.