Lavender is one of the most valuable players in a cottage-style yard. It brings a delicate color that encourages calmness and tranquillity, a heady fragrance, a bushy beauty to flower beds, and definition to landscaping.
But this popular perennial has many other uses apart from creating pretty edging to a pathway or filling the air with scent. Growing lavender attracts pollinators such as butterflies and bees, adding a delicious hint of it to honey, and is a natural bug repellent, scaring away moths, fleas, flies and mosquitoes. Dried, it can be used for scenting storage and rooms, aiding sleep, easing stress, and even flavoring food.
