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

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 ...

If you’re looking for sweet-smelling plants to add to your garden, balcony, or patio, consider potted lavender: it’s easy to grow, comes in various types and colors, and will bloom for many years.

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 ...

If you’re not able to jet off to Provence this summer to tour the lavender fields, why not grow your own? This Mediterranean herb has been cultivated for thousands of years for both medicinal and ...

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 ...