There’s not another crop that caresses the senses like lavender. That sounds a little sentimental, a little grandmother’s-potpourri corny, but “caress” is the right word for lavender. Even before arriving at theLakeside Lavender Festival in Nampa on a mid-July weekend, the scent of it drifted on the air like fresh laundry and violets. And...
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There’s a little lavender renaissance going on. This herb the Romans revered is gaining popularity here in America. There are lavender festivals, new lavender products and a growing realization that lavender is great to cook with. In this installment of the Market & Garden report, correspondent Guy Hand looks into this new-found...
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This weekend, around 30,000 people are expected to descend on Sequim, Washington for that small town’s 14th annual lavender festival. Organizers boast it is North America’s biggest celebration of the purple herb. Lavender festivals are blossoming all over the Northwest. There’s another one in Twin Falls, Idaho this Saturday and on San Juan Island,...
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