For many of us, sunflowers are a rite of passage into gardening. I expect you might recall growing lofty sunflowers at school or with a family member, hopefully with some success, at least in memory.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many wonderful sunflower varieties, in colors from the lightest yellow to the deepest almost-black red. And they come in ...

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), known for heralding the arrival of summer, are easy to grow. These flowers are heat-tolerant, pest-resistant, and can quickly grow to the height of an average adult. As ...

Tall, bright sunflowers make a beautiful summer garden border or background. Growing sunflowers is easy enough, but with over 80 species of sunflowers, choosing one or two varieties that you love can ...

Sunflowers have long been included in the typical Midwestern garden, but modern hybrids have greatly expanded the palette of choices for today’s garden. Whether you want short, medium or tall; yellow, ...

This classic flower gives butterflies nutritious nectar and ample shelter, making it a great option for a butterfly garden.

Sunflowers are traditional in the typical Midwestern garden, but modern hybrids have greatly expanded the palette of choices. Whether you want short, medium or tall; yellow, burgundy, bronze or brown; ...

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 ...

The Sun gardening editor Peter Seabrook on how to grow your own sunflowers – grab your free seeds when you shop in store and online at Morrisons, whilst stocks last. In association with Morrisons.

There’s something about a sunflower that makes people smile. Maybe it’s because the sunflower is the Jolly Green Giant of the garden, towering (in a benign way) over lesser plants and mere mortals ...