For the last couple of years, my front yard had been an explosion of California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) in the spring.  This time, the Calendula or pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis) I planted last year are doing they're own color explosion alongside the poppies. 

I started with a few Calendula in one spot. They bloomed all year, even in the heat of summer. They're annuals but they 'overwintered,' meaning they did not die and continued to bloom, through the fall and winter. I did not pick all the flowers and some seeds dropped and sprouted new plants. I've also scattered some seeds in other parts of the front yard and some of them sprouted.

It's so exciting! My hope is that the Calendula will keep blooming past spring when the California poppies have ceased blooming, so I can have a continuous color through the summer. Time will tell...