Is any flower more synonymous with late summer and early fall than the common sunflower? Their giant, sunshiny blooms are enough to make anyone smile. Growing your own picture-perfect sunflowers just ...

At some point, even though it’s easy to buy seeds in stores and online, most gardeners think about collecting and saving their own seeds. Collecting and saving your own seeds does require some thought ...

Collecting seeds from summer-flowering plants in October is a quick and easy task that gets you seeds to grow next year for more plants. When the temperature and light levels drop in fall, preparing ...

YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT, SUNFLOWER HOURS ABSORB TOXINS ACCORDING TO EXPERTS AND EXPERTS SAY THEY DO IT IN A WAY THAT ONCE THOSE TOXINS ARE ABSORBED, THEY DON’T LEACH BACK INTO THE SOIL. THEY ALSO ...

The native wildflowers are just gorgeous right now. If you haven’t noticed all the beautiful yellow, purple and white flowers along the roadsides, in ditches and in natural areas, you are sure to ...

We may be heading into the cooler months, but this doesn’t mean you should put your gardening gloves down just yet. In fact, it’s time for one of the year’s most fun gardening jobs: collecting seeds ...

Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant. While the seed itself is encased in a black and white striped shell, sunflower seeds are white and have a tender texture.

Sunflowers are rich in healthy fats, beneficial plant compounds, and several vitamins and minerals that may play a role in reducing your risk of common health problems, including heart disease and ...

A sunflower blooms in between dried-out ones during unusually hot summer weather near the village of Benken, Switzerland. Reuters LONDON – Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using ...