Nowadays, late August to mid-September is when the stores start having displays of pumpkins, yellow, red and orange leaves, mums and snapdragons. Another flower to consider is the Autumn Beauty ...

Tooling around Saturday, checking off chores, I spotted the man leaving the home-improvement center pushing a cartful of potted sunflowers, the cheery blooms bobbing as he walked. Sunflowers brighten ...

A gardening expert has revealed how a common kitchen cupboard staple can keep your sunflowers thriving throughout autumn. As summer fades into autumn, many gardeners see their sunflowers start to wilt ...

As it does every year about this time, a field of gold and green shines in the autumn sun just off Highway 58 along General Beale Road. Sunflowers, with their ripe stores of seeds and pollen drawing ...

Today is the Autumnal equinox, one of the two days of the year when the length of day and night is nearly equal. The sunflower embodies autumn - warm sunshine on bright, cheery days. Sunflowers lift ...

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