Lavender adds a fragrant touch to your garden. Find out what signs your plants give to let you know it's ready to harvest for drying or displays.

This intriguing plant can be grown either as a houseplant, or a perennial if you live in zone 9 or warmer. Either way, it will reward you with stunning blooms.

Monarda, or wild bergamot, is a native plant that provides large lavender colored flowers from late June to August. It is also made into an herb tea.

Learn what the best heat- and drought-tolerant perennials are to plant in and July for late season garden color.

"Linear flora spikes ranging from white to pale lavender flowers develop into a striking ... Blue False Indigo or Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) is an eye-catching perennial with spires of ...

The most important thing to remember when shopping is to choose perennials that will survive winters in your USDA Hardiness zone (find yours here). You also need to make sure you give the plant ...

Yarrow is tough perennial that doesn’t mind hot, dry locations in your garden and doesn’t like soggy soil. These flowers attract pollinators and come in every shade, from creamy white to ...

This perennial flower blooms lavender nearly all season: George’s Plant Pick of the Week Published: Aug. 14, 2021, 7:00 a.m.

When used sparingly, lavender can add an appealing aromatic note to savory cooking, especially poultry and pork. I’m not sure how old I was before I realized that one of the dried herb blends I often ...

3 tablespoons chopped sage leaves 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped lavender buds 1 1/2 tablespoons grill seasoning 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 tablespoons ...

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.

A. Lavender (Lavandula) is a wonderful perennial that adds fragrance to any garden or landscape bed. All lavenders are perennial, but there are differences -- in fragrance, growth, bloom time and ...