Add cheer to your garden by growing low-maintenance sunflowers. After the flower petals fade, sunflower seeds feed hungry ...

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are annuals, meaning they must be planted each year. Typically, sunflower seeds are planted in early to late spring, depending on the temperature in your growing zone.

Many of us forget to deadhead our sunflowers to squeeze the last of the blooms from them, thinking somehow that they are programmed to create their great spinning plates of flower and that is it. But ...

As a beloved staple for summer gardens, typically in full bloom from August to September, now is the time to contemplate when to plant sunflower seeds to ensure they thrive and arrive on time.