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 angustifolia, ...

Pruning needs: Prune after flowers are spent or in early fall. Water needs: Water until established, then drought tolerant. Snapshot: Lavender is a versatile garden herb with fragrant, colorful blooms ...

You Garden’s offers this week feature some of the classic garden flowering favourites. First up, English Lavender ‘Hidcote’ is a traditional classic English lavender, which is hardy, fragrant and a ...

Lavender 'Hidcote' has a compact, neat habit that marks it out for hedging and edging. Its bright, violet flowers make it especially pretty, and it likes full sun and well-drained soil. Readers can ...

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 plants but ...

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 angustifolia, ...