Lavender (Lavandula spp.) is an asset in any garden. It's highly fragrant, produces beautiful blooms, attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinators, and performs equally well in herb, flower and ...

Light is the most vital factor when choosing a location to grow lavender in pots. Lavender needs at least six to eight hours ...

With its dreamy hues of purple and nostalgic scent, lavender (Lavandula) is a timeless shrub. It evokes cottage gardens and quaint countryside villages with its charming simplicity. But you don't need ...

Lavender thrives in full sunlight. Place your indoor plant in a sunny window where it can receive at least 6-8 hours of light per day Lavender is relatively pest-resistant but can be susceptible to ...

The scent of lavender makes it such an attractive plant to many gardeners, but the blooms put on a real show. Vibrant purple blooms and silvery-green foliage look their best on lavender plants from ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Swedish ivy 'Velvet Elvis' * Botanical name: Plectranthus 'Velvet Elvis' * What it is: A new variety ...

There’s one plant you really shouldn’t be without this summer – and that’s lavender. Better still, push the boat out a bit and have a small collection. Why? Well, lavenders have it all. They are ...

Direct-sow hardy biennials such as wallflowers, foxgloves, sweet rocket and honesty. These all seem to do better when sown widely spaced in rows in the garden. First, rake the soil over to make sure ...

Some folks might call lavender an old-fashioned herb. I think of it as timeless. The clean, fresh scent of this silvery-leafed bearer of fragrant light purple flowers has been a favorite for at least ...