Drought was bad news for last year's fall wildflowers. Rain has made a big difference this year, and fall wildflowers are now on display. There are not as many fall flowers on our Guadalupe County ...

Century plants and yuccas are among the stateliest of Texas wildflowers during spring. Maximilian sunflowers fill that role during fall. During October, the dominant view from the little farmhouse ...

I have an idea: Why not grow some annual sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, to feed the bees, butterflies, birds, and you? They are so easy to start from seed, so if you have never grown plants from seed ...

Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of New World, native peoples was their domestication, cultivation and improvement of many native plants they encountered when migrating through and settling ...

If you are looking to grow a flower that is an all-star when it comes to attracting birds and pollinators, consider sunflowers. There are lots of options, including the perennial Maximilian sunflowers ...

It's the beginning of autumn. Everything we expected to happen is happening. Mornings are often clear and cool with sunny skies in the afternoon, warm to the 60s or 70s. In the quiet calm air of the ...

The flower’s pollen works like a medicine for bumblebees afflicted with a nasty parasite. A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) gathers pollen in a field of yellow sunflowers, plants whose ...