Calendula has long been known for its diverse gardening, culinary, and medical benefits. A plant that can do it all, the brightly colored calendula flower petals make them an eye-catching addition to a garden and their healing properties make them a go-t
Calendula is one of the oldest known cultivated flowers in the world. With more than six centuries of domestication, the plant isdelightful to growin almost any garden in growing zones 3-11. This “Poor Man’s Saffron” has been used in culinary traditions throughout Europe and Asia for thou...
In the Middle Ages calendula was a common remedy for everything from smallpox to indigestion. Today’s herbalists use it to make a healing salve for sunburn, chapped lips, minor burns, cuts, and scrapes.See more about calendula’s healing properties. Calendula is a wonderful companion plant ...
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How to use calendula flowers for skin and healing skincare. Shown to have powerful skin healing properties, calendula’s compounds can be easily extracted and made into homemade ointments, balms, creams, lotions, and soap. Calendula officinalis is a cheerful garden plant that can bloom all year...
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Growing Peas: How to Plant, Care, and Harvest Have you considered growing peas in your garden? Learn how to grow peas from seed through harvest and try it out in your garden this spring! How to Grow Calendula from Seed Calendula is am amazing medicinal herb with many uses. Learn how...
Many flowers (like zinnias) will boast bigger and bolder blooms if you pinch their growing tips back when they’re still small (anywhere from 10 to 12 inches tall). Use a clean pair of pruning shears or garden scissors to remove the growing tip from each plant. Aim to cut back to the...
harvesting and saving seed. Includes ways to use calendula as a companion plant, and the best cultivars for medicinal use.
What to Plant in a Cottage Garden Though many herbs are preferential, the medicinal and culinary herbs I recommend planting in a cottage garden are: Calendula Chamomile Dandelion Echinacea Elderberry/Elderflower Fennel Hollyhock Lavender Lemon Balm ...