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 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 ...

Q: I am pretty sure my lavender plants bit the dust this past winter. I was going to buy more plants but heard that some lavender varieties are hardier than others. The plant tag says I had the ...

When you think of lavender, you might be thinking of the scent of your favorite candle or soap. If you're a gardener, maybe you've been dreaming of incorporating lavender into your landscape for a pop ...

To get lavender ready for winter, avoid heavy pruning and cut back on watering. If you plan to move lavender container plants indoors, ensure they receive sunlight. Garden lavender plants can be ...

There's no doubt about it: Lavender can be difficult to grow in Texas. Ask any gardener how their lavender is doing and you're likely to hear a tale of woe. They plant the shrubby herb, pamper it 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 ...

Saturday's article on lavender has produced quite a bit of email. I'm glad others share my fondness for lavender! Although my husband likes English lavender, his favorite type of lavender is Spanish ...

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).

If nutritious food and a refreshing floral fragrance make you happy, a garden of dandelions and lavender is for you. To help you in this quest, I suggest two recently published books: “Dandelion ...

The phrase “lavender’s blue, dilly, dilly,” is taken from an English nursery rhyme written over 350 years ago. So, is lavender a flower, a color or just a word (a verb)? It is, of course, all of those ...