The Herb Gardener

Best Flowering Herbs - Part Two If you missed part one of this post, you can find it here: Best Flowering Herbs Part One Lavender   ( Lavandula angustifolia ) " There's a few things I've learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can."                                                            - Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic (1995) English Lavender Lavender, is one of the most well known, used and respected flowering herbs available to the casual gardener. It is native to the regions bordering the Mediterranean and it is used in landscaping, in cooking and in crafts. It's fragrance is featured in thousands of products, and it is a staple in perfumery.  There are a number of lavender varieties, four of which are of...