Tiered Approach To Gardening

Display your plants more effectively: group them by height. A uniform layer of plants is fine in fields, but it's not so great in a garden. Try putting short plants in front and taller ones in back. For example, lilacs provide the backdrop for shorter plants like lamb's ear and iris, mid size plants such as lily and sedum, and tall plants such as garden phlox and hollyhock (a biennial.)

Lavender

The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare, which means "to wash." It may have earned this name due to its frequent use in baths to help purify the body and spirit. However, this herb has also been used as a remedy for a range of ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and fatigue.

For the gardener, lavender out competes weeds naturally, thereby making it very useful in organic gardening.