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 ...

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 ...

Lavender, an Old World plant native to the Mediterranean region, has had a place in gardens for thousands of years. During the Roman Empire, it was used to scent bath water. The name comes from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

How many times do you use the phrase “stop and smell the roses”? This sentiment also applies to many plants and especially to lavender. One of my favorite places in the University of Tennessee Gardens ...