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, ...

These seven flowers are underrated, and grow in record time. Plant them in your garden now for stunning blooms all summer.

The best lettuce companion plants tend to be vegetables, herbs, and flowers that thrive in cooler weather and appreciate ...

“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 ...

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.

If you're longing for color -- and frankly, who isn't -- consider planting some cold-tolerant annuals. Many of these rough and ready bloomers can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked. And, ...

If you want a summer-long flower show, May is the time to kick your container garden into gear. These are the 13 annuals our ...

Companion planting is the practice of enhancing your crop production by growing combinations of different plants close together. Some combinations can significantly benefit plants and enrich the soil, ...

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 ...