Fields with varying shades of blue and purple bursts of lavender plants, set against reddish rock formations. It’s an increasingly common scene in the Grand Junction and Palisade regions of Colorado, on the “Western Slope” of the Rocky Mountains....
Lavender plants have a long and storied past. They have been used for centuries for food, health and beauty purposes. And beautiful it is, in varying shades of blue, growing in mounds in vast fields. Colorado will host its annual Lavender Festival June 29-July 1, 2018...