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Plants for a Mary Garden: English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia aka L. officinalis) ” Mary’s Drying Plant”

Karen Meyers February 11, 2025 0 Comments

Lavender has been valued for its scent, flavor and medicinal properties since ancient times. Called nard in the Bible, it is most frequently associated there with its desirable fragrance. Mary…

Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia aka L. officinalis)

Karen October 7, 2021 0 Comments

Although known as English lavender this strongly aromatic shrub is not native to England but to the western Mediterranean especially the Pyrenees and northern mountains of Spain. It is a…

Herbs

Edible Flowers: English Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia)

Karen August 21, 2018 0 Comments

Although known as English lavender this strongly aromatic shrub is not native to England but to the western Mediterranean especially the Pyrenees and northern mountains of Spain. It is a…

Cottage Garden

Five Sweet Smelling Herbs for the Cottage Garden

Karen March 27, 2012 0 Comments

The traditional cottage garden of the past was a practical garden that included vegetables and herbs. The herbs were important to the cottage gardener for their usefulness especially in regard…

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