Lavender (Lavandula spp.) is an asset in any garden. It's highly fragrant, produces beautiful blooms, attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinators, and performs equally well in herb, flower and ...

With its dreamy hues of purple and nostalgic scent, lavender (Lavandula) is a timeless shrub. It evokes cottage gardens and quaint countryside villages with its charming simplicity. But you don't need ...

If you’re not able to jet off to Provence this summer to tour the lavender fields, why not grow your own? This Mediterranean herb has been cultivated for thousands of years for both medicinal and ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I am trying to get advice on the best lavender to grow in our humid New ...

Of all the flowers in the garden, lavender is probably one of the most popular and easily recognized for its beautiful purple spiked blossoms and aromatic fragrance. Native to the dry slopes that ...