Wildflower Learning Center

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. In the last few years, health food junkies have been eating flax seeds by the bushel for extra fiber and protein....

by Amanda Finished seed bombs, ready to plant! Seed bombs are extremely easy to make and are a great way to casually plant seed in the fall or early spring...

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. An Exotic Beauty That’s Actually a Native It’s been many years since Monty Python’s famous highwayman Dennis Moore uttered the immortal...

Once you’ve successfully grown Lupines, you’re likely to be hooked for life. You will love the outstanding color of densely-packed flower spikes, and the palmate foliage also graces the garden...

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Daisies are Spectacularly Easy to Grow Shasta Daisy is a perennial whose traditional simplicity suits cottage, informal and wild gardens. Their...

Shasta daisy is a garden staple Shasta daisy – a 3-4’ hybrid perennial that gardeners are often introduced to early in their gardening lives due to its simple beauty and...

By Charlie Nardozzi. Sunflowers are Native American plants with an international history. Native Americans grew and selected sunflower wildflower varieties for flour, food, and oil. The Spanish brought this new-world...

Growing Sunflowers When & Where Throughout the Season End of Season Care Shop Sunflower Seeds There's nothing quite as cheery as a sunflower! While the original species grows tall with...

By Charlie Nardozzi, Garden expert, radio host and author. Zinnias have a rich history to match their rich colors Zinnias are native to Mexico and Central America. The Aztecs originally...

If you're looking for a prolific annual flower for gardens and bouquets in a wide range of colors, try zinnias. The plants range from low growing, to tall and statuesque....

By Jacqueline A. Soule, gardening expert and author. Poppies are found around the globe from icy cold tundra to broiling hot deserts, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Poppies are a...

By Ellen Ecker Ogden. Cosmos are Equally at Home in a Garden Bed or Open Meadow Cosmos Wildflowers are October’s birth flower and belongs to the genus known as Compositae,...