The water was lapping softly at the sedges amid a blaze of marsh marigolds and purple flags, the surface gleaming like glass in the sun.
Beyond its neglected park stretches an extensive pine forest, carpeted in spring time with daisies, marigolds and anemones, and even in February gay with yellow oxalis and redolent with the scent of hidden violets.
For instead of the patch of marigolds and hollyhocks in front of the house, all the wing inhabited by the minister and his family was surrounded with flowers.
He pointed to a faded chaplet of marigolds around the muzzle, and a red hand printed on the marble below.
On the slab itself great bossed yellow marigoldswere laid to simulate a cross.
In warm weather, when the garden was blazing with fragrant color, Mrs. Todd would permit favored patrons to put their small tables out among the marigolds and zinnias and sit and eat and talk.
No marigolds yet closed are, No shadows great appear; Nor doth the early shepherd's star Shine like a spangle here.
The flowers were thinning out fast, but the place was still gay with marigolds and other late blossoms.
Marigolds around the step And rosemary stand, And then comes Sorrow-- And what does Sorrow care For the rosemary Or the marigolds there?
A few yellow marigolds made a forlorn attempt to look bright, and one tall sunflower raised its great head above all the rest; proclaiming the quality of the little kingdom where it reigned.
Molly's eyes presently followed hers, roaming over the little flower plot in search of room for the geranium, which did not appear; prince's feather and marigolds so choked up the ground where balsams did not straggle over it.
When Zoe was away to Yosemite one morning they were all leaning over from too much moonshine or too much sunshine and--well, I won't repeat what the marigolds told me about them.
Marigolds go wandering about in the most trampish manner, and poppies, because they are privileged characters, spring up as they please.
Snapdragons andMarigolds should be a foot apart, but Lettuces can do with nine inches, and Violas with rather less.
Geraniums need about a foot square each, Marguerites eighteen inches, Dwarf Marigolds nine inches.
The flowers intended to represent red roses must be made of beets, the white roses of turnips, and the marigolds or other deep yellow flowers must be cut out of carrots.
The carrots may be cut into flat slices, and then notched to look like marigolds or chrysanthemums.
These were followed by as many young girls, in the usual picturesque costume of the country, with a profusion of marigolds fastened among their dark tresses; walking two and two, and bearing baskets of grapes between them.
She thought that death was nigh when the poppies and the marigolds broke into a wailing strain, which recalled the torment of desire.
And although she almost buried herself beneath the mass of tuberoses and hyacinths which she plucked, she next stripped a field of poppies, and even found means to crop an expanse of marigolds farther on.
Marigolds buried with choking foliage their writhing starry flowers, that already reeked of putrefaction.
And again hatred, blood-lust and fanaticism belched through the shimmering air, and the stench of marigolds and cocoanut oil, and the reek of lewd, guttural songs.
And I love the marigolds on the table, I always have them in mother's garden at home.
And she looked about contentedly at the soft brown walls, the pale yellow silk curtains, the darker furniture, and the bowl of yellow and brown marigolds which saw their reflection in the polished table.
So she took to hanging the marigolds again, taking care to remove them ere the old man rose in the morning.
The crocuses and tulips were in bloom, and his friend, in a gardening apron, was on her knees, trowel in hand, assisting a hired man to set out marigolds and snapdragons.
Robert came up that evening, and saw me with a brown dress on and marigolds at my waist.
So the next day, when I was married, I wore some marigoldsagainst my white dress.
It looks lovely, and Aunt Nan's marigolds are all in bloom.
I'm glad William put marigolds on the table," Aunt Deborah began.
A bunch of the Corn Flower, with a sprinkling of yellow marigolds or California poppy, makes a rich effect.
The Marigolds of the old-fashioned gardens are still among the best of plants for fall color.
All Marigolds may be sown where the plants are to stand, since the flowers are usually not wanted until late summer or early fall, at which time they usually give their best bloom.
The French or dwarf Marigolds grow about 1 foot high and are more tufty in their habit.
The old-fashioned African Marigolds grow 2 to 3 feet high, and they are useful for scattering in mixed borders or making large masses or displays of color in the remoter parts of the place.
And Harry," said Bessie, "the marigolds are pretty ugly.
The dying child had never lost her interest in the poor, sickly marigolds in her pots.
And the genus of the marigoldsor Bidens is noted for containing both of these types.
As the marigolds are not sufficiently self-fertile, and are not easily pollinated artificially, it seemed impossible to carry on these two experiments at the same time and in the same garden.
Didn't you see the coxcombs andmarigolds in the front garden?
A sweet-briar bush grew against the window; and she caught bright glimpses of marigolds and asparagus laden with red berries, through the fragrant leaves.
The African marigolds are still beautiful—the memories of Christchurch and Poole are still vivid—I did so very much like seeing them.
Five little marigolds standing in a row; Now, isn’t that the best way for marigolds to grow?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "marigolds" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
