Fruit trees. Peach leaf curl, which affects both peaches and nectarines, is a devastating fungus disease. It appears on new ...

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 ...

I've been learning more about using tallow in homemade soaps, salves and balms. A simple and nourishing way to care for your ...

Because it is a Mediterranean herb, lavender thrives in poor, dry soils. I often get asked, does it need fertilizer? The short answer is probably not. But depending on your specific growing conditions ...

The plants grew for two years and we noted any losses over winter. Which? Gardening chose 11 varieties of French lavender, including widely available favourites and new cultivars. We planted three of ...

The plant experts at Ashridge have shared some invaluable advice on how to care for these plants ... If you have a sturdy English lavender, it can withstand winter temperatures as low as -15C ...

Headaches in winter got you down? Try out aromatherapy, as it is an effective way to get relief from winter headaches.

While houseplants often grace our living rooms and kitchens where guests can admire them, the bedroom might be the most beneficial place to keep them. We know it might seem unorthodox, but there are ...

Steam distillation, a process used to extract the oil from the lavender plant’s flowers ... We also use it in our natural skin care routine and have noticed an improvement in our skin’s ...