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How To Collect Lavender Seeds in 3 Easy Steps
While growing lavender from seeds is not the most popular method for propagation, collecting lavender seeds is easy, and if ...
My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula ...
For example, although Hidcote and Munstead are considered ornamental twins, as silver-leafed compact English lavenders, “Munstead was much better than Hidcote” in winter survival, said Richard ...
My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula ...
The post How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Hidcote’ Lavender is by Melissa Strauss and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening ...
Lavender may not be hardy in Minnesota. Don't let that keep you from growing it this summer For a taste of Provence, pot up some lavender this spring.
Q. Even though this winter wasn't as harsh as last year's, my lavender plant has some broken stems and appears a bit scraggly. Can I resurrect it? -- Michelle, Somerville A. There are different ...
Lavender Hidcote in flower: they should be pruned twice a year if you want a good strong bushy plant. Credit: Photo: GETTY IMAGES A reader writes about lavender trimming: My two-year-old 'Hidcote ...
A big thank-you to everyone who emailed suggestions for winter column topics. I’m going to selfishly begin with Gwen, who wants to know how to grow lavender. So do I. She says she has a few p… ...
The evaluation found it to be more cold hardy than ‘Hidcote’, another popular, readily available variety. ‘Jean Davis’, a pale-pink English lavender, was a standout among others with that ...