According to the Met Office, it has been the driest spring in over a century. There have been some brief periods of rainfall, but not enough for the garden or to replenish aquifers and fill reservoirs ...

If your bird feeders are empty, your plants are damaged, and your yard is overrun with rodents, consider planting some of ...

Even without a big yard, you can reap the benefits of gardening by planting produce and flowers in microgardens based on ...

If you love lavender but live in a climate that's too hot for it, consider growing a similarly eye-pleasing plant in its ...

Wander through the lavender fields and pick your own at this festival. Find lavender merchandise for sale, children's ...

That question, posed on social media, was how Katie Rinker first learned that Seven Oaks Lavender Farm was up for sale. Katie ...

Whether it’s a modest balcony, a pocket-size patio or a tiny backyard, small outdoor spaces have big potential.

Who doesn’t love a home that smells good? A fresh bouquet of flowers is one way to add a whiff of goodness, but so are plants ...

Looking for a quick burst of color for your patio containers? Discover gorgeous annual and perennial blooms that quickly fill ...

small purple flowers, and to attract pollinators to the landscape. "Lavender in bloom readily attracts beneficial pollinators like bumble bees and honey bees," says Dellinger. "Plants that depend ...

THERE'S nothing quite like that relaxing scent of lavender during a warm ... the first frost to the base of the plant. ''We pull the foliage up, we dig up a small little trench about an inch ...

Did you know that the name of the lavender plant comes from the Latin word lavare ... Add two drops to a base of one teaspoon rosewater or distilled water (mix everything in a small cup to ensure the ...