French and Spanish lavender are more drought tolerant than the English types. Look for plants marked Lavandula dentata or L stoechas. There are many different varieties available of each. (Melinda ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Lavender is a popular perennial known for its fragrant flowers, as well as its use within cosmetics and herbal remedies. When you see abundant fields of lavender flowers it's easy to assume they are ...

We recently learned that lavender plants look their best for about 15 years so they’re now on borrowed time. Even though Bill trims them back in late winter every year, there is a lot of dead ...

Five plants to ‘avoid’ growing next to lavender that can ‘harm’ and ‘weaken’ this shrub There are a vast array of plants that grow well beside lavender, but there are also many that do ...

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 ...

Q. I have several lavender bushes that are looking woody and ragged. I have not pruned them before. What can you tell me about pruning lavender so my shrubs will bloom and look good this summer? A ...

GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WRIC) — Situated on 37 acres near the Chickahominy River in Glen Allen sits Lavender Fields Herb Farm. It’s been in business for 16 years and the owner’s family has been ...

Lavender plants can live for about 20 years, but after about seven years the plant starts to look woody and produces fewer flowers. However, there are ways to bring them back to life.

Pruning lavender can prolong the plant's lifespan by up to several years, but one mistake could see the shrubs go to waste imminently. By Solen Le Net 17:38, Fri, Sep 1, 2023 | UPDATED: 18:39, Fri ...