Lavender is one of the best-known perennial plants—if not by sight, then by smell. It’s hard to argue with the beauty of its fragrance, silver-gray foliage and spiky flowers—which, as you might ...

Several springs ago I planted some Phenomenal Lavender. Word got out that the lavender called Lavendula x intermedia Phenomenal was to outshine all other lavender. It is a hardy lavender developed and ...

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 ...