Aside from its great scent and natural beauty, here's another reason to grow organic lavender in your garden: to freshen your laundry! Here are three ways to use lavender from your garden to freshen laundry. And, you can make all of these yourself! We've even included tips to … [Read more...]
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How to Plant and Harvest Lavender
By Julie Christensen For centuries, lavender (Lavendula) has been prized for its beauty, medicinal value and aromatic scent. The ancient Romans used lavender in their baths. During the Medieval Ages, people scattered the blooms through their homes in the hope of warding off … [Read more...]
Pruning Lavender
Lavender is one of the most popular scent flowers grown in the world. It's unique scent, relatively easy growth, and lovely colors are all reasons they've become popular. Growing these plants is fun, easy, and rewarding. Growing Conditions for Lavender The two most important … [Read more...]
How to Grow Lavender
Sequim, Washington is the self-proclaimed Lavender Capitol of North America. Its mild, dry climate makes it the perfect spot to grow hundreds of varieties of this fragrant and colorful perennial. Small growers are taking advantage of the upsurge in popularity of lavender to … [Read more...]
17 Flowers That Attract Pollinators to Your Garden
by Bethany Hayes (revised and updated) The 30-second version: Pollinators — bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths — are behind roughly a third of the food we eat, and a garden full of flowers is one of the easiest ways to help them. The 17 flowers below all bring them in, … [Read more...]
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