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I really like them and my DS who was 2 1/2 last year when I got him into them loved how the birds visited his garden in the fall. He calls them sunny flowers and remembered them this year when I started to look at seed catalogs. He wanted ones that were different from the yellows he grew last...

My DS loved planting his sunflower bed last year and would like to do it again, but wants more of a variety. Is there any really great place to get seeds from? Thanks for the help. :)

:yuckyuck Thanks for the smile. Needed it. :D

I'm right there with ya. Last night we got a deluge and hail along with it. Just to the south of me in New Jersey they got 6 inches of hail!!! They were actually shovelling their driveway. :ep I'm lucky we only got a little pea sized hail. It has rained most of June to the point that my backyard...

How absolutely adorable!! I need to make one next to my door. What creativity. A nice way to make something as magical as a garden even more magical to children. :thumbsup

I haven't seen anything bigger than a sprout here or there, but I just planted last week and then the rain happened. I hope I didn't lose them in the ground due to too much water. I had that happen to the peppers and some of the acorn squash. I have to start from scratch on those. I chose the...

Thanks!! :happy_flower

Thanks Hattie. :) But does it keep growing or will it be a one time pick?

I hope you don't mind me piggybacking my herb question on your post Tobyshuman, but I didn't want to start a new thread for the same basic question. I am growing French Tarragon and parsley as well as Dill and Basil. Can the Tarragon and Parsley be picked in the same manner as the other 2? I...

Texan, what a beautiful garden! I'm so jelous. We are so behind here in the NorthEast. Rain, rain and more rain. I'm gonna build an ark soon. The plants can't just get a break to sun themselves and dry out! That field is gonna be great!! I love your chickies and pup. What a nice find in him...

As I understand it a volunteer is a plant that appears somewhere you didn't plant it and is usually a variety you planted in that spot the year before. I hear of volunteers most commonly showing up in compost piles because that is where the scraps from the garden go.

I just saw the lamium at the nursery for the first time this year. They looked pretty on the info pics. :)

Nice planter. :thumbsup I may have to steal the idea and tell my DH to bring home some pallets. :P As for shade plants, try looking into Astillbe and Corra Bells (or Corral, can't remember). The Astillbe are fern like with pretty flower spikes that look like fairy dust. They dry nicely on the...

You know, I never really gave time to maturity too much thought because I figured when they are ready, they are ready. I worry about last frost dates. ;) But this year is the first year with pumpkins and to be honest it is for my 3 yo who asked if we could plant them after travelling to the...

Thanks Pat, I will do that. I'll start one tomorrow and go from there. :coolsun