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 ...

Deer and rabbits tend to leave it alone because of its fuzzy, fragrant foliage and flowers. But it’s a favorite of ...

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 ...

Q. I would like to grow some lavender for making lavender wands. Can you tell me the best type to grow? A. To make lavender wands you want to use an English lavender: Lavandula spp. Even better are ...

There's still time to do one simple job in your garden to help lavender grow 'indefinitely' in the future - and it's a cheap and easy task to do ...

With a few containers, some good soil and plenty of sunlight, you can grow flowers, vegetables and more just about anywhere. By Ronda Kaysen Running the length of my driveway is a slender strip of ...

One of the most beautiful sights in the world is a lavender field. The purple flowers sway gently in the breeze, and when you walk through them, your clothes are perfumed with their sweet fragrance.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The borough’s own “Glam Gardener” Aly Stoffo encourages cultivating a garden at home. Even in a small apartment on a sunny sill, the project is doable, says the outdoor education ...

Plant lavender (Lavandula spp.) where it will grow best and you will be rewarded with a beloved perennial that blooms from early summer into fall. With more than 45 known species of lavender and ten ...