Discover timeless crafts and recipes for using this classic garden herb, plus helpful advice for growing your own. Lavender is a favorite plant among gardeners and herbalists, known for its calming scent, lovely color, and variety of uses when harvested. In Growing & Using Lavender , you’ll find: Information about growing 20 different types of lavender, including hardy and tender varieties Advice for planting, pruning, maintaining, harvesting, and drying your crop Medicinal uses, recipes for cooking and baking with lavender, and craft ideas—from baking a batch of lavender cookies to making a homemade lavender-scented candle.