Description
Lavender brings silver-green foliage, slender stems, and fragrant purple-blue flower spikes to herb beds, borders, and containers. This old-world perennial has long been grown in cottage gardens and apothecary plots for its scent, edible blossoms, dried stems, and steady pull on bees.
Use the blooms lightly in the kitchen—infused into honey, sugar, shortbread, tea, or lemonade—or dry the stems for sachets, wreaths, and homegrown bundles. Few plants make a garden feel more settled, sun-warmed, and alive with sound.
