This story originally appeared in the Oakland County Times. With a stalk that is too big for one hand and a height estimated at more than 20 feet, the mammoth sunflower in front of Michael Purdy’s ...

Laurie Matheny, 66, spots through the blinds on her front door, at least two to three people a day who stop to admire her towering sunflower. "I feel like a spy," said Matheny. "But on my bad days it ...

Cathy and Jim Crawford planted "mammoth" sunflowers in their garden on Main Street in Roanoke. They have produced a documentary film on urban gardening that features their garden and several other ...