Do you have lavender plants in your garden? If so, how are they looking? It turns out that some local gardeners’ lavender isn’t doing very well after our very tough winter. About 20 years ago, my ...

Lavender is a fragrant, beautiful plant that can be grown either in beds and borders or in containers. The plant is popular because of its delicate scent and purple flowers, but also because of its ...

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 ...

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 ...

The deep freeze of early winter has left my lavender plant truly bedraggled. The slender gray leaves are drooping, and some of the lower ones are black. It’s a reminder that lavenders have a difficult ...

Gardener holding some potted herbs ready to plant into the garden - RossHelen/Shutterstock Finding herb varieties that will thrive if you garden in a dry and humid climate can often be a little ...

Sometimes, colors are as simple as black and white. Take black and white, for instance. Black is black and white is white (unless you're looking at paint chips, which feature hundreds of both colors).

Since our current weather pattern seems to be offering some long dry spells, it might be worth considering planting some drought tolerant herbs. Though many are locally available that offer fragrance ...

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 ...

In my humble opinion, lavender is one of the most amazing plants in the world. It can be tough and soft, fragrant and versatile, healing and tasty. It has an amazingly long history; Egyptians used it ...