Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bundle of fresh lavender lies in a basket. - Nataliya Nazarova/Shutterstock Lavender growing wild and profusely in your outdoor ...

Forget France. A quick drive up to the Texas Hill Country is all that’s required to get a Provençal fix this time of year. Acres of the rolling countryside will be blanketed in blooming lavender ...

My love affair with lavender started early on. My mother would create lavender sachets from the flower garden, and the aroma would seep through my clothes. Later, I discovered the usefulness of this ...

Indigenous to the Western Mediterranean mountain areas, lavender was brought to this country by the pilgrims. There are approximately 40 species of lavender, with English lavender being the most ...

Coffee shops, restaurants, retailers and bars are capitalizing on demand for the herby, purple flower with lattes, cocktails and chocolates. By Christina Morales A year ago, Jonathan Grahm, a ...

Lavender, with its soothing aroma and vibrant purple blooms, is a garden favourite. However, you can give it an extra boost ...

Flower imparts sweet freshness to cookies, nuts, even a cocktail. With its spike of purple flowers and sweet floral scent, lavender arrives every summer along with the honeybees. Poking my nose into a ...

Certain herbs seem to belong in certain dishes: Sage defines poultry stuffing. Tarragon dazzles in sauce béarnaise and, as it happens, lavender is killer in pork fried rice. Oh, wait. You don't put it ...

Close your eyes. Take a nice, deep breath. Imagine the scent of lavender both uplifting and calming your senses. Lavender is a fragrance that is so familiar, even just imagining it is enough to soothe ...