or upright herbs like lavender or rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) — can help you achieve the look and smell of a French country garden even if you have a small area. If space is a concern ...

Herbs. If you are searching for an herb appropriate for the winter garden, lavender is your best choice. Vast commercial lavender plantings are located in the foothills of the French Alps where ...

Queen Victoria preferred lavender jelly to mint with her roast mutton and, from about 1800 to the 1930s, no genteel lady went abroad without a flask of English lavender in her reticule. But then ...