Light trimming and full pruning can make way for lush lavender blooms next season. Depending on type, there are several times to prune lavender during the year.

Q. I would like to grow some lavender for making lavender wands. Can you tell me the best type to grow? A. To make lavender wands you want to use an English lavender: Lavandula spp. Even better are ...

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While lavender essential oil is difficult to make at home on a small scale, homemade lavender-infused oil is easy and ...

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 ...

During this time of year, my favorite herb by far, is lavender. I love its powerful and sweet aroma that you can smell in the air as its bushes are in bloom. I delight in the different shades of color ...