In Love with Lavendar

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First let me say I am not a gardener. In fact, when I first moved into my house and was attempting to have a nice yard, a friend gave me a sign—“I tried but it died.” Truer words were never spoken. So, of course, since I lack a green thumb the two flowers I would most like to grow are peonies and lavender. I understand we don’t live in the correct temperate zone to grow either of these but that doesn’t stop me from longing for them. Recently I ran across a new book that has re-fired my desire for one of these.



The Lavender Lover’s Handbook by Sarah Berringer Bader offers the 100 most beautiful and fragrant varieties for growing, crafting, and cooking. With its intoxicating scent, wands of gorgeous purple flowers, lavender is one of the world’s most popular herbs. Lavender expert Sarah Bader introduces readers to 100 stunning varieties—from the continuous blooms of deep purple ‘Buena Vista’ to the incredible fragrance of ‘Grosso,’ the lavender often used in making perfume.


This is an essential resource for finding the best varieties with a complete checklist of the color, fragrance, size, and foliage of each plant-(And in the introduction it does offer not one but five different species of lavender that can be grown in hot, humid summers).


Whether you want to create a fabulous container garden, a dramatic border, or an exquisite herb garden, this rich primer gives easy, proven tips for growing, harvesting, drying, cooking, and crafting with this wonderful herb.


So armed with this knowledge I am going to try my hand at lavender. Check with me in a while to see how I’m doing.