The Marigold Minute
The Marigold Minute is our space to share flower care guides, gardening basics, birding tips, and seasonal updates. Simple, useful notes and reflections from people who grow and garden every day. We have a new post every Saturday!
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How Gardens Become Ecosystems
When people think about gardening, they often think about flowers. The bright colours, the blooms, the pollinators buzzing from blossom to blossom. Flowers are beautiful, but they're also something much more important. They are part of a complex web of relationships that…
What Are Native Plants and Why Do They Matter?
One of my favourite gardening topics and hyper-fixations is native plants: what they are, why they matter, and whether they really make a difference in home gardens. At the Marigold Market, supporting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems is…
Choosing Between Peat Moss or Peat-Free Growing
This is our first year of growing, so naturally when it came time to decide on how we wanted to grow, peat moss became a topic of interest and concern. When we were discussing what values we wanted…
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