The bright and cheerful calendula (Calendula officinalis) is often known by names like pot marigold or Scotch marigold, although it's not a true marigold. This easy-to-grow annual has fuzzy, green, ...

A garden can do far more than brighten a yard or supply fresh vegetables. When filled with medicinal flowers, it becomes a ...

Calendula provides sunny, daisylike flowers throughout a mild winter and well into spring. Sometimes plants seem to bloom non-stop year-round, although some of this may be because the plant reseeds.

“It’s beautiful, the summer month of June, and the sun shines most of the day brightly.” – Francis Duggan. “This is the smell of June, honeysuckle, green hay, wet linen hung out to dry.” – Lisa ...

Grocery prices keep climbing, cold and flu season never seems far away, and many households now search for practical ways to cut costs while staying healthy. A small herb garden can help tackle both ...

Pick up tips from readers for building a small hatchery business, selling cut flowers, companion planting with calendula, DIY braided rugs, a cheap greenhouse, and a repurposed rake. With current egg ...

*Growth habit: An upright to rounded cool season annual growing to 18 inches tall and equally wide. The leaves are medium green, elliptic in shape and growing to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide.