When was the last time you held a bunch of Marigolds?
Visually, these flowers pack such an impact, yet it is the scent that gets me. Marigolds are a flower which many people grew up around. In Rhode Island, my Mom planted them as a thick boarder in our vegetable garden, and my grandmother in northern New Jersey had them along her side walk.
Taking in the scent of a marigold is like time traveling. Letting the fragrance tingle your senses, I swear I can hear the other kids in the neighborhood hopping on their bikes for a summer adventure. I can almost taste the big, ripe tomatoes, which the marigolds were planted to protect, even though we know today, this is largely a myth.
Marigolds originated in Mexico, and were a huge part of ancient Aztec culture, when the Spanish explores came, they took the seeds back to Europe and began a diaspora of these gold beauties, which became known as “Mary’s Gold” after the Virgin Mary, and this name evolved into Marigold.
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