When your lavender is ready, take a pair of sterilized, clean garden shears and get straight to harvesting. Henry recommends ...

"French lavender is often grown more for color than for fragrance," says McCabe, adding that it's an excellent pollinator plant. It blooms on shorter, denser stems from spring through fall.

Lavender is a beautiful addition to any outdoor space, but novice gardeners may not know where to begin when it comes to planting and keeping such plants alive. The plant itself is not demanding ...

There's not a cut-and-dry answer as to when you should harvest lavender. Depending on the variety you're growing, these flowers can bloom in spring, summer, and again later in the fall ...