TRAVERSE CITY — Lavender usually blooms in July, but cooking with this herb can happen ... features three culinary lavenders: the Melissa, folgate and grosso. This recipe produces about 15 ...

In gardens, lavender creates a hedge of feathery silver purple. A drop of cool lavender oil on the temple relieves headaches. Thrown in a drawer, it makes underwear smell good. But do you want to ...

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 ...

Crushing a fresh sprig of lavender releases a scent that is familiar and intense, and an instant tonic. Traditionally the defining ingredient in soaps, essential oils, and sachets to keep linen ...