AOL: Plants You Should Cut Back Now (And Which Ones You Shouldn’t)
Every garden has its own rhythm, and figuring out when to cut back your plants can make all the difference. Some plants need a trim right now to set them up for next year, while others are better left ...
MSN: 8 Essential Tips for Overwintering Lavender So It’ll Come Back Every Year
Keep your lavender plants coming back year after year with these winter care tips. Protect outdoor lavender with a row cover or a cloche and ensure excellent drainage. Overwinter potted lavender ...
8 Essential Tips for Overwintering Lavender So It’ll Come Back Every Year
Growing Requirements Before investing the time and resources into growing lavender from seed, make sure that your garden in suitable for lavender cultivation. Lavender requires well-drained soil and bright, full sunshine in order to thrive. It's a Mediterranean plant that likes hot, dry conditions. Give it too much pampering, and it sulks.
At Lavender Wind Farms, many different lavender products are made. Fresh blooms are fashioned into wreaths, bouquets, and wands that retain both their beauty and their fragrance as they dry.
The term "Lavender Provence", or lavender from Provence is used interchangeably, but I think it's a different cultivar. It might also work for you. The question becomes do you want fragrance or hardiness? I don't know all the varieties, but there are some out there that seem low, sprawling and weedy.
Just moved here from California. Wondering what is best lavender to grow here? Had good luck with English lavender in hot/dry central California and wondered what would do well here with the added humidity? Any help would be appreciated!