Apothecary Compendium Why We Still Treasure Lavender From old herb gardens to quiet reading corners, lavender has remained one of the most enduring and beloved plants. August 2026  ✦  The Lace & Grit Journal Lavender is often noticed before it is seen. Its fragrance drifts across a garden path, rises from a bundle of dried stems, or lingers faintly inside a drawer lined with linen. Long before the violet flowers come into focus, the scent has already awakened a memory. Perhaps that is one reason lavender has remained so deeply woven into the story of home. It belongs equally to the garden and the household—to herb borders, bedside tables, folded…