Mexican mint marigold is also known as Mexican tarragon, Spanish tarragon and Texas tarragon. Several years ago, before the internet provided great places to obtain gardening information, I was ...

Three marigold plants in terracotta pots sitting on an outdoor table and surrounded by other potted plants - Westend61/Getty Images In the dog days of summer, it can be difficult to imagine how ...

Most foodies are familiar with French tarragon but unaware of the culinary and landscape virtues of Mexican tarragon, also known as Texas tarragon, mint marigold and Mexican marigold. Native to Mexico ...

CANFIELD — The first time I saw Mexican tarragon I was intrigued by its unique fragrance. I decided to purchase it and add it to my herb garden. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed. So, what is ...

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 ...

Donna asks: I am new to gardening in Hawaii but I had a lovely herb garden on the mainland. Tarragon was one of my favorites but I have heard that it does not grow here. If that is true, is there a ...

It's a sad fact that not all cooking herbs will grow for Texas gardeners. Our combination of heat and humidity just doesn't suit them. One of those that grows poorly here is French tarragon, an herb ...

The recent hot weather has been brutal, and it's taken its toll on many of the culinary herbs that prefer milder weather, such as chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, French tarragon, lavender, parsley, ...

Q: I am interested in growing French tarragon and have had difficulty finding plants locally. I saw tarragon seeds at my local garden center, but I heard that tarragon can’t grow from seed. Is this ...

Ask gardeners how they select plants “most likely to succeed,” and they’ll often say it comes down to observation. On a visit to Georgia O’Keeffe’s garden in Abiquiu, New Mexico, I observed that for ...