Woman holding a starter pot with lavender flowers - Irina Shatilova/Shutterstock Plant lavender (Lavandula spp.) where it will grow best and you will be rewarded with a beloved perennial that blooms ...

Lavender has enchanted gardeners for millennia with its silver-gray foliage and purple flower spikes. From ancient Roman bathing rituals (the name derives from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash) to ...

When winter hits, some plants can be pulled indoors, some are just fine going dormant. But lavender needs a little extra ...

Lavender is a versatile and fragrant plant that can enhance any garden with its vibrant colors and soothing scent. If you want to incorporate lavender into your landscaping but don't know where to ...

Pruning needs: Prune after flowers are spent or in early fall. Water needs: Water until established, then drought tolerant. Snapshot: Lavender is a versatile garden herb with fragrant, colorful blooms ...

Q: I would like to plant some lavender to use for culinary purposes. When researching I have found hundreds of different lavender varieties. Can you recommend one that will work well in baking? A: ...

Use lavender as you will; as a hedge, in drifts, against a wall, lining a pathway, or as individual feature plants. LaVela comes in a range of vivid colours. Spring-flowering lavender is starting to ...

Unfurling a brilliance of unusual flower spikes, lavender graces our gardens in shades ranging from blue to white to pink to deep purple to red to pale lavender. If your lavender plants show signs of ...

When spending time in your garden, there are many herbs to choose from. But few are as wonderfully fragrant as lavender. Some species of lavender are very difficult to keep alive through the summer, ...

Rosemary Nachtigall first planted lavender 30 years ago on her parents” farm near Reedley. Today, her appreciation of lavender, prized for its fragrant flowers, continues to grow. “I find this plant ...