Sunflowers are bright additions to the landscape and beloved symbols of sunshine and summertime. But “there’s more to them than meets the eye,” says Noah Young (@theshilohfarm), a content creator and ...

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 ...

I still remember stories my grandmother told me about the Victory Garden she planted in our postage-stamp-sized yard during World War II. Hers was one of at least 20 million Victory Gardens planted to ...

The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native Americans dating back to at least 1,000 B.C ...

When you hear "sunflowers," the idea of growing them in pots may be the furthest thing from your mind. But there are many types of sunflowers, and some of them perform admirably in a pot, provided ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

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 ...

While the sunflowers are drought-tolerant, they are happiest and healthiest when they get regular watering. If you want annual sunflowers, you plant seeds after the last chance of frost in the spring ...

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 ...

To commemorate the "London National Gallery Exhibition" being held at the National Museum of Western Art, fruit tart specialty store Kilfait Bon will be selling two types of tarts inspired by the ...