Welcome to Sunflower Serenity

I think sunflowers are mesmerizing! There's something about them that draws us to them. They are so big, bold, & beautiful! What bouquet of flowers doesn't look better, brighter, and happier with a few sunflowers added in?

Sunflowers conjure up different emotions in different people: happiness, strength, love, remembrance, and serenity!

Have you ever been to a sunflower field? Or grown your own sunflowers?

There is so much more to these beauties than their beauty!

Walk with me through this field of sunflower truths, and we will discover all of their hidden secrets.

My First Sunflower

This is the first sunflower I grew from seed!

I remember growing my first sunflowers in Iowa! We had a small area in our back yard and decided to plant some sunflower seeds on a whim. We planted them and excitedly waited for them to grow. Well, those seeds grew into big, bold, beautiful multicolored sunflowers that became the highlight of our little garden!

We have since moved from Iowa to Tennessee where the growing season is very different from that in Iowa! 

These two states have two totally different growing environments. The growing seasons, rainfall, climate, soil…everything is so different.

If you know your growing zones, we moved from Zone 5 in Iowa to Zone 6a, 6b, and/or 7a in Tennessee. Yikes!

What works in one state won't necessarily work in another.

But sunflowers can and do grow in (almost) every state!

Unearthing Sunflower Truth

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I decided to create this website on sunflowers because as I was researching sunflowers, I found the information on them scattered and a bit confusing. I had to put my fingers to a lot of work at the keyboard to unearth real sunflower truth!

The topic of Sunflower Serenity is about sunflowers, not serenity…though I chose the name because sunflowers have a serene romanticism about them. We often see pictures of women with long, flowing hair wandering through a field of tall, beautiful sunflowers. It sounds so romantic.

And it is…but in all honesty, sunflowers are a little more complicated than I once thought. Which is why I chose the tagline "unearthing sunflower truth".

You will find snippets of sunflower truths at the bottom of most pages. We are going to unearth all that is true of sunflowers and there is so much more to these powerhouse flowers than you might imagine.

Whether you want to visit a sunflower field, grow them yourself, shop for gifts, or discover the facts vs fiction of these happy flowers you have come to the right place!

If you love sunflowers, then we are sunflower buds!

Together we will unearth sunflower truths!