Archive for November, 2008
Plant Study: Calendula Officinalis
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Calendula Thanks for the photo Buttersweet Calendula officinalis was named 2008 Herb of the Year by the International Herb Association. It is a beautiful plant and functional as well. Its flower petals have a wide variety of uses. Calendula is also known as “pot marigold” and “poet’s marigold.” Calendula is an old-fashioned annual whose flowers [...]
One thousand dollar scholarship offered
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008The Woodlands Garden Club offers a one thousand dollar scholarship to a student that lives in the general vicinity of The Woodlands, TX, has a GPA of 3.0 or better and is majoring in a field related to garden club concerns. The qualifying fields of study are: floriculture, landscape design, horticulture, botany, plant pathology, forestry, [...]