Imagine a world where you can fill your garden with free lavender: fresh-smelling, beautiful, and bouquet-ready. Now rejoice, because you already live in that world. Lavender is easier to propagate ...

Lavender is a hugely popular aromatic herb that is used in baking, beauty products and for its medicinal properties. The plant is commonly seen in gardens around the world and is a simple plant to ...

Lavender is more than just a fragrant perennial shrub—it's a garden staple known for its beautiful blooms that attract pollinators and can be harvested and used to make soaps, teas, and more. If you ...

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 ...

The optimal indoor temperature for overwintering lavender plants is between 60°F and 70°F during the day and at least 10 degrees cooler at night. It's also important to provide your plant with good ...

Expand the beauty in your garden by growing new seedlings from fresh cuttings—this is a great planting option because the process is free and saves you a trip to the nursery. To propagate new plants, ...

Bill MacElroy was working as the co-owner of a market research company in San Francisco when he bought a 14-acre former sheep farm in Sebastopol in 2001. His goal was to plant olive trees and make ...

I have written about Mona Lavender before but must do so again. Mona Lavender exhibits the power of plants like none other. Just recently, I took a stem over a foot long that had broken off of a Mona ...

If you're the proud owner of a lavender bush, you'll be well aware of its charm. These vibrant purple blossoms boast a divine scent, and they're also adored by pollinators like bees and butterflies, ...

A Geauga County Master Gardener class on “Propagating Purple Lavender” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon June 10 at the Geauga County Extension Office in the Patterson Center, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road ...

15:59, Fri, Oct 3, 2025 Updated: 16:01, Fri, Oct 3, 2025 Lavender is one of the most popular plants you can have in your garden, and it's easy to see why. Sweet-smelling and loved by pollinators, this ...