Emelie explores the many variations of lavender with Mike & Jadyn Reichner at the Purple Haze Lavender Farm. Visit emelietolleyherbs.com

Every spring, jacarandas bloom in Mexico City. The colorful purple flowers are a living legacy of a Japanese gardener. The Mexican president wanted cherry trees. It was 1930, and President Pascual Ortiz Rubio had seen them lining the streets of Washington and desired the same beautiful spectacle fo