English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a deliciously fragrant purple perennial that needs to be in every garden. To ...

All lavenders are perennial, but there are differences ... the most heat tolerant of the English lavenders. The English lavender hybrids, known as lavandins, bloom from early to mid-summer.

What we call English lavender is usually Lavandula angustifolia ... Even as an inexperienced gardener, I grew this with ease. It is a hardy perennial and, left alone, spreads into dense mats ...

I’d like to wave a magic wand when it comes to this woody perennial herb. English lavender seldom overwinters in my garden. And I’m not the only gardener who has loved and lost lavender.

For the most part, these versatile, perennial beauties prefer ... so much so that in many people's minds, no English garden is complete without lavender. While the English may have embraced ...

They often have trouble surviving our wet winter weather and these perennials may be easier to find at nurseries in the spring. Lavender: The English lavender (Lavender angustifolia) seems to do ...

A: Definitely do NOT cut lavender to the ground. It's pruned more like a flowering shrub than a perennial flower. English lavender does need at least once-a-year pruning to stay dense and bushy.

Lavender is a perennial that is easy to grow and doesn ... However, if pruned correctly, hardy lavenders, such as English lavender, will survive for up to 20 years. Aileen Carroll, professional ...

English lavender, known synonymously as L ... Both are great choices in massed groupings in mixed perennial gardens. They grow 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, tolerate temperatures to 15 degrees ...

Try as we might, growing lavender as a perennial is a hard bargain for most ... commonly known as English lavender, including the very aromatic Munstead and Hidcote. Phenomenal lavender is a ...

Alan Titchmarsh's five 'must-have' perennials Scabious 'Pink Mist' Pulmonaria 'Twinkle Toes' Fern (Dryopteris) English Lavender 'Vera' Geranium 'Wargrave Pink' ...