Lavender for All Seasons
A Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Creating with Lavender Year-Round
Paola Legarre
Summary
An essential guide to to the multifaceted plant, from a passionate gardener.
Lavender for All Seasons covers everything you need to know about the basics of
growing lavender. Inspirational crafts and recipes that follow the seasons of the year
will empower readers to discover how to integrate lavender beyond the garden and into
the apothecary, pantry, and crafting space. For over twenty years, gardening expert
Paola Legarre has been implementing sustainable farming practices, nourishing soil life,
avoiding herbicides and synthetic fertilizers, rotating plantings with cover crops, and
encouraging pollinators and beneficial insects through diversified plant hedgerows, and
companion planting. With Legarre as a guide, readers will discover:
·The basics of growing lavender in different zones and conditions
·Growing requirements for healthy plants, including advice on pruning, pest control,
propagation, and more
·An array of the best lavender varieties including species and cultivars for cooking,
essential oils, crafting, landscaping and more
·Incorporating lavender as a key pollinator plant in your garden
·How to harvest and preserve lavender flowers for multiple uses, including
techniques for drying and distilling
·Enjoying the harvest with delicious recipes incorporating lavender as an essential
herb in the kitchen
Timber Press
9781643261867
Pub Date: 6/3/2025
$24.99
Paperback
264 Pages
9.3 in H | 7.5 in W | 0.6 in T
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