Calendula Varieties

Pacific Beauty Calendula

Since 2020, I’ve been growing the Pacific Beauty Calendula Blend which includes gold and orange flowers.  Calendula’s common name is pot marigold. Features: 1) This blend includes orange, yellow and apricot flowers that are up to 3 inches wide. 2) The flowers attract pollinators. 3) Pacific Beauty Calendula tolerates the cold and the heat so […]

Cosmos Varieties

Sonata Cosmos

There are different varieties of cosmos.  I like to plant Sonata Cosmos in front of my vining plants in the vegetable garden. Features: 1) This variety is smaller which I like.  It grows up to 20 inches tall. 2) Sonata Cosmos blooms come in white, pink, cherry and rose with a yellow centers. 3) The […]

Poppy Seed Ideas

Seed Ideas for Poppies

While poppies are beautiful, please note that they are sensitive to being moved. Seed Ideas: The following blends of California poppies can be purchased from Renee’s Garden. Rainbow of California – this mix comes in soft pink, magenta-rose, yellow, god and orange. Dancing Ballerinas – this mix has double and semi-double blooms in sherbet shades […]