"What flower is that which bears the Virgin's name, Calendula was chosen by the International Herb Association as Herb of The Year 2008. To receive this honored title it has to be outstanding in at ...

The bounty of the growing season is on full display this month and it can be difficult to figure out how to use everything from the garden this time of year. One overlooked solution: making a cup of ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...