Santolina, Cotton lavender: pruning, care, uses
Santolina is a Mediterranean plant with silvery evergreen leafage.
Lavender
Lavender is a short, bushy flower that flowers in abundance at the beginning of summer. Learn all about it with these posts.
English vs French lavender, which is best?
Wondering how to choose between English and French lavender? Here are a few key facts to
English Lavender, the queenly lavender of old
Old English lavender is grown for its beauty and fragrance. It’s very popular in gardens!
Preparing a bouquet of dried flowers
Easy to prepare, a bouquet of dried flowers will keep as long as you wish. Dried flowers can be arranged into magnificent bouquets
How to trim lavender – maintenance and hard pruning
Trimming lavender is an important step that helps extend and renew blooming year after year.
Portuguese lavender, excellent essential oil
Portuguese lavender is a rare, appealing type of lavender. Portuguese lavender facts Name – Lavandula latifolia
Lavender, planting and caring for this fragrant flower
Lavender is famous in the Mediterranean for its fragrance and color. Care for it well!
Hard pruning of lavender, a three-year task
Lavender plants grow old and woody after 6 to 10 years. Through staged hard pruning, restore old wooden lavender to a nice,
French lavender, a cute variety – planting, care and pruning
French lavender is rarer than common lavender. Its flowers are very original.
Blooming of shrubs one season at a time
To help you choose your shrubs depending on their blooming season, Nature-and-Garden recommends this selection of the most beautiful flowering shrubs for each season.
How to prune lavender that is woody
Lavender is often a plant we grow fond of. After a decade, it tends to grow old, woody, and overgrown. Learn how to
Lavandula dentata, the lavender with a bite
Lavandula dentata is a wonderful ornamental shrub.
English lavender varieties
English lavender is one of the most famous lavenders. Many varieties exist to decorate our gardens. These tend to be hardier than other types of lavender, making them great for planting in colder areas. English Lavender varieties, key facts Name – Lavandula angustifolia How many varieties – 200+ Height – 2+ to 4 feet (60-90 […]
Lavandula latifolia, the broad-leaved lavender
Lavandula latifolia is one of the 3 original lavender varieties.
Pruning lavender, a 2-minute video
Lavender is a plant that blooms magnificently when the plant is well trimmed so that the best flowers and fragrance appear. This quick, fun video will explain how to trim and when to do it, with tools and calendar, to avoid useless old wood. Read more about trimming lavender ►
Lavender wand, a fragrant ornament
A lavender wand is a gorgeous, fragrant handicraft made from lavender flowers. Simple to craft, it is an ideal gift for all.
Lavender, a welcoming summer flower
Easy to grow, lavender lets us savor the sun through its fragrance. Swaying at the tip of long scapes, its blue, violet
Lavender varieties that won’t bear seeds
Want to plant lavender but worried that it might turn invasive? Select a sterile lavender variety with seeds that won’t sprout. That way, blooming can continue unfettered without running the risk of turning invasive! Sterile lavender – selected Lavandin varieties Lavender is technically reported as an invasive plant in some parts of the world. In […]
Get the name of each lavender right: scientific names for English, French, Spanish…
Lavender has been around for millennia. In today’s deeply networked world, what was simple and clear suddenly gets very confusing,
Lavandin health benefits, the offspring helps more than the sum of its parents
This a hybrid plant is a natural offspring of spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) and noble lavender (L. augustifolia, also known as Lavandula officinalis). It of course shares the health benefits of its parents, and also has a few benefits of its own, too!
Making lavender oil, two methods for two different results
Lavender oil is a famous liniment. It’s used in perfume and to heal small ailments. There are two ways to make oil from lavender:
Lavandin, the most successful lavender variety in the world
Lavandin is a family of stunning lavender hybrids. The abundant productive flowers hint as to why it’s a favorite of professional growers.
Lavender health benefits and therapeutic value
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean water basin, and is grown today all around the world
Propagate lavender with these 100% propagation guidelines
Lavender is a famous Mediterranean plant. Propagating lavender is possible through seed, cuttings, layering (ground and air). In some cases, division of the lavender clump is also an option. Read also: growing lavender Seeds, easy but slow and not always true to form Natural lavender varieties have succeeded in reproducing through seeds over millennia. However, […]
Air-layering lavender: root your lavender stems in pouches of soil on the plant
Air layering is the most successful way to propagate lavender. Wrap a wad of dirt around a stem that’s still connected
Infusing lavender oil, a simple way to make scented lavender oil
Infusing lavender oil is quite simple and doesn’t require any heavy equipment. All that’s needed is a carrier oil and the flowers from any type of lavender. Read also: Making lavender oil Lavender, an easy plant to grow Lavandin, the most productive lavender 3 steps to infuse lavender oil Lavender flowers, when steeped in another […]
Layering lavender, a great way to propagate lavender
Layering is a propagation technique that can be used for lavender.
Sea lavender, a surprising flower perfect for drought, drying and more!
Impossible not to feel the charm of the statice, sea lavender! With its hundreds of tiny flowers forming cloud-like clusters of blue, yellow or soft pink, it’s hard to resist the enchantment!
