Deadheading lavender is a task that is not always seen as essential, but it does offer great benefits. It can prompt a second flush of flowers in some lavender varieties, keep the shrub looking neat ...

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 ...

Plant roses and lavender for luck. As a lover of both roses and lavender, I’ve taken author Alice Hoffman’s admonishment to heart. Each spring I plant lavender bedding plants on the edge of a border ...

My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula angustifolia, ...

I just bought a lavender plant and I don't know if it is perennial. Can I plant it in the garden? When should it be planted? -- Maria F. A. Lavender (Lavandula) is a wonderful perennial that adds ...

These two English varieties - Lavendar Munstead and Lavender Hidcote - bear masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers ...

Lavender is a herb known for its love of full sun and it evokes images of hot Mediterranean climates. It is a very versatile shrub and can be easy to maintain thanks to the fact it is a very drought ...

My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula angustifolia, ...