Lavender How to Grow and Use the Fragrant Herb

Instructions for a variety of crafts and potpourris. Recipes for entrees, sides, and pastries. The leaves, stems, buds, and flowers of this popular aromatic herb are valuable for a variety of uses. This revised and updated edition of the best-selling guidebook gives instructions for growing and harvesting lavender, with ideas for using it in the garden landscape, in crafts, and in recipes. Projects are included for making potpourris, wreaths, garlands, arrangements, and even lavender-spiced chicken, halibut, potato salad, madeleines, and bread. An added section on festivals and farms offers travel opportunities for those who want to experience lavender culture. A full list of sources completes this definitive book.

Ellen Spector Platt resides in New York City and is the author of 11 books. She grows a wide variety of flowers and herbs and teaches dried-flower crafts and fresh-flower arranging.