Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England Aug 5, 2024

Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England

As you walk through the landscape of Hertfordshire, England, the beauty of lavender fields unfolds before you, as seen in today"s image. A member of the mint family, lavender originated in the Mediterranean, India and the Middle East. These purple-hued plants have thrived through various civilisations. It was used by the Egyptians for mummification; traces of lavender were discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun. It was also treasured by the Romans for its healing and cleansing properties.

© George W Johnson/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 5, 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 4, 2024Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
Oct 14, 2024Coco Beach, Goa, India
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA
May 21, 2025Tea garden at Yangjiatang Village, Songyang County, China
Nov 25, 2023Toledo, Spain
Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 15, 2025Lesser rheas, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Mar 10, 2024Prosecco Hills, Veneto, Italy
Jan 14, 2025Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
Jul 26, 2025Mangrove trees, Walakiri Beach, island of Sumba, Indonesia
Dec 25, 2023Reindeer running in snow
Feb 19, 2024Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Sep 10, 2023Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Aug 24, 2025European fallow deer, England
Dec 11, 2024Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
Apr 23, 2025Beach chairs on Steinwarder in Heiligenhafen, Germany
Jan 27, 2024Spot-billed toucanet, Brazil
Jun 9, 2025Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
Feb 16, 2025Humpback whale mother and calf
Nov 13, 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
May 12, 2024Guanaco mother and baby
Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
Sep 9, 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Aug 20, 2024Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Jun 5, 2025Fumacinha Waterfall, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Jan 27, 2025Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States