Every summer, millions of travelers venture to the sun-drenched French region of Provence. One of its biggest draws? Symmetrical fields of sweet-scented, violet-hued lavender. Images of them ...

olive grower Provence growers, particularly of lavender and its hybrid sister, lavandin, are trying everything to fight back: planting newer hybrid crops, adding irrigation, masking their fields ...

Thus, it closely resembles the fields of the plateaus of Provence, especially where lavenders, such as the one in Valensole, are often planted. Pine Creek Canyon Lavender Farm specializes in ...

Lavender has been used throughout the Provence region of southern France for decades. Distilleries, where the essential oil from the flowers are bottled or used to make soaps, lotions, and creams ...