my first marigold after 10 years of STILL

with STILL, i tend to stick to the plants (mostly native) that i encounter on my daily walks in the wooded trails near my home. those daily walks started 12 years ago when we we got a puppy, a puggle, we named jack.  jack is now 12 ½ years old, and is starting to slow down. he still loves his walks, but he no longer likes to get in the car to drive to a trailhead. so, now i walk my neighborhood, which is much more suburban than my lakeside trails. so, after years of documenting the the local flora and fauna of my bioregion, i have started to add in the occasional non-native plants typical to suburban landscaping. tulips, daffodils, foxglove, gladioli, dahlias, irises, and marigold have all made appearance this year. in the end, it’s all about jack. and i’m fine with that.

marigolds (Tagetes)