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 ...

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 is one of the most beloved floral fragrances. Its herbal scent is soothing and fresh, soft and sweet, with subtle woody undertones. Lavender is commonly used in everything from scented ...

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 ...