Marigolds make easy-care bedding flowers and container plants, plus they can be used for companion planting and cut flowers. While starter plants are often sold at garden centers in spring, growing ...

Starting your own plants from seeds can save a lot of money and give you way more choice than you’ll find at plant-buying time... even in the biggest garden centers. When you start your own seeds ...

Lemon Gem is an heirloom marigold with neat, mound-shaped plants that are perfect for the edges of flowerbeds or in containers.

Many gardeners regard starting seeds indoors as the beginning of their gardening season. While sowing time for some early seeds has passed, March is typically a busy time for planting a large number ...

Keeping track of when to start seeds of your favorite flowers, herbs, and vegetables indoors can feel a bit daunting, especially since some seeds need to be planted a lot earlier than others. But no ...

Marigolds can be grown indoors before the last frost or directly sown after the danger of frost has passed outdoors. For thriving marigolds, place them under full sun, water them daily, trim leggy ...

Marigolds are tender annuals and are not frost-tolerant. You can protect marigolds from short cold snaps, but hard frosts will kill them. Saving seeds and preparing your garden are the best ways to ...

Egg cartons and old paper find new purpose as children start plants from seed. Gentle care and observation help turn small ...