He was smitten and with what better plant, what richer history? Lavender is ancient, venerable ... Until the 1920s, it wasn’t cultivated in France, the perfumiers of Grasse relying on cueillette ...

Nothing says France like potpourri, the country from which the word is derived. So why not add in lavender to make it even more French. Potpourri is a mixture of dried, fragrant plant material ...

To successfully grow lavender, you can pair it with plants that thrive in similar conditions: well-draining soil and full sun ...

Like terroir, the term garrigue was born in France and is a common ... includes wild-growing native aromatic plants, herbs and trees like juniper, lavender, olive trees, rosemary and thyme.