All About Sunflowers (Part 2)

All About Sunflowers (Part 2)

While we mostly know sunflowers as annuals, there are perennial varieties as well. These types are good for the flower garden because they consistently come back each year, providing bright, cheery flowers with less work. Most are hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. One of the most popular perennial sunflowers is ‘Maximillian’. This sunflower grows up to 8 feet tall, depending on the soil and water conditions, producing small, yellow sunflowers from late summer until frost.

Helianthus sunflower

Swamp sunflowers grow 6 feet tall and are tolerant of salt spray and poor-soil conditions. This is a good one for coastal areas. Another type of sunflower is the Mexican sunflower or Tithonia. This bushy perennial is only hardy in warm areas, so it’s mostly grown as an annual. It produces a 4 to 6 ft tall bushy plant with small orange sunflower-shaped flowers in late summer. There are also varieties, such as ‘Red Torch’, with red-colored flowers. It’s another good cutting-flower type sunflower.

Sunflowers are not only great additions to a flower and vegetable garden for their food and beauty, they are essential habitat plants for pollinators as well.

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The History Of Playing Cards (Part 2)

The History Of Playing Cards (Part 2)

The East 

The precise origin of playing cards continues to be the subject of debate among scholars, and even the best theories rely more on speculation than proof. There is clear historical evidence that playing cards began to appear in Europe in the late 1300s and early 1400s, but how did they get there? They seem to have come from somewhere in the East, and may have been imported to Europe by gypsies, crusaders, or traders. The common consensus appears to be that an early form of playing cards originated somewhere in Asia, but to be completely honest, we cannot be entirely sure. Paper is fragile and typically does not survive well across the ages, so solid historical evidence is lacking.

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Our Cards

Our Cards

Our cards come in 3 sizes

Large……..5 Inches (Approx)

Medium….4 1/8 to 4 ¼ Inches

Small……..3 ¼ to 3 ½ Inches

To fit all sizes hands


Upcycling

We use items that would go into
a landfill and reuse them in making
our products


Padding

We use extra padding in our
card holders to make them
more comfortable

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