Sunflower Heads Follow the Sun and Produce Seed for People and Wildlife (photo credit Chuck Eirschele)   Sunflower plants are worth growing for a variety of reasons: attracts pollinators, as in a butterfly garden, is a tall strong plant, provides food for people and wildlife and has a beautiful yet simple flower-head. Tall Sunflower Plan [...]

Calibrachoa Superbells Lemon Slice for Gardeners in 2013  Photo Credit – Chris Eirschele   Each year, I grow new plants sent to me from Proven Winners to try out in my garden.  The free plants are a perk to being a garden writer, but more importantly it is a chance to see how new plants, especially annuals, will perform in a gardene [...]