When the MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors planted an herb garden at the magazine offices in the spring of 2015, our expectations were low. The weather stayed unnaturally cool, cloudy and soggy for weeks. So, ...

Calendula is the "in" herb this year. Known as "pot marigold," the annual came to America to color the colonists' cheese and broths. It is mild enough to help cut the redness of diaper rash, and pots ...

The growing season can provide many different medicines straight from your yard or garden, sometimes wild and sometimes cultivated. Here are a few of my favorites to make for our family from our farm: ...

Question: I am reading an old book about herb gardening, and the author talks about "pot marigolds." What is a "pot marigold"? Is it the same thing as calendula? Are they annuals or perennials? My old ...

A 10-page preview of the Herb Society of America's Calendula Guide is now available on the group's Web site. Calendula is the society's 2008 Herb of the Year. The group publishes herb guides and ...

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is an herb that has centuries of use for its health benefits and culinary attributes. It is widely distributed worldwide and is commonly referred to as pot marigold ...

Calendula is easily sown from seed flowering in two months. My herb garden is my inspiration for gifts to share with others this holiday season. There are endless ways to combine herbs to create ...

This week time lape is over the beautifully growing of a calendula plant from a seed to flowers. A calendula seed was sown ...