Testing has found an alarming reason for a popular home remedy to no longer be effective ...

The quintessential favourite English garden plant, commonly known as lavender, does not originate from that country at all but is mostly of Mediterranean, including North African, extraction with some ...

My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula angustifolia, ...

3-Octanone, known to old-timers as n-amyl ethyl ketone, is a fragrant liquid produced by plants as diverse as lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), and nectarines (Prunus ...

A team of researchers has identified the complete genetic makeup of the lavender plant, Lavandula angustifolia. A team of researchers, including UBC's Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the ...

With climate change creeping up on us we might be tempted to change to more Mediterranean plants and, if travel becomes more difficult or troublesome, we can create some exotic plantings in our own ...