Anne Swithinbank looks at the various lavender plants available, from the traditional English to Moroccan varieties
Watching plants return to life after a long hard winter is always a joy and soon there will be enough young growth on the English lavenders (Lavandula angustifolia) to flavour some shortbread biscuits. i love their calming perfume and the low mounds of shimmering grey-green foliage that sit so well in every style of garden.
This story is from the March 31, 2018 edition of Amateur Gardening.
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