Marigolds and zinnias for fall flowers? Yes! We often associate many of our warm-season bedding plants with the spring and summer growing seasons. Often overlooked is the fact that many of these ...

* What it is: ‘Fireball’ is a variety of dwarf crested French marigold that not only blooms heavily all summer but changes flower colors from dark bronze-red to red-orange to golden bronze. Marigolds ...

It has been ages since I moved back to Maine and my memory is not the best, but, one thing I will never forget about that first spring back were the marsh marigolds. I had never seen them before: ...

Many gardeners nowadays keep a few hens in their yard and garden. As we head toward the winter season, insects go dormant, grass and other plants will fade or die back leaving very little for the ...

Marigold is among the most widely planted and, hence, mundane of flowers. Yet I enjoy them as an essential part of summer with their yolk-like blooms and pungent foliage. For those who are bored by ...

To the unfamiliar, it may be surprising that the exuberant marigold is the traditional flower for Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, the Latin American holiday celebrated today and Wednesday. But ...

The name of the marigold flower is derived from “Mary’s Gold” and was used in reference to the Virgin Mary, according to the University of Dayton. The largest group of marigolds are named Tagetes.

WHAT BETTER to dispel late winter doldrums than visions of vases filled with fresh flowers? I spoke with flower farmers in the Snoqualmie and Skagit valleys, and on Whidbey Island, about what they’re ...

Marigold is among the most widely planted and, hence, mundane of flowers. Yet I enjoy them as an essential part of summer with their yolk-like blooms and pungent foliage. For those who are bored by ...