Beginner Gardening: English Lavender (W00t!), 0 by ecrane3

ecrane3 wrote:
I used to like the English better too, but lately I've been collecting some more interesting colors of the Spanish lavender and I really like them. I've seen both English and Spanish lavender in most of the real nurseries around here, and at Home Depot & Lowe's too. I don't go to HD & Lowes' garden center that often so I don't know if they always carry them or if it's just an occasional thing. Or if you want to look online, there are a number of good nurseries that sell them so you don't need to take your chances with the "shady" place next time. Two good sources are http://www.highcountrygardens.com and http://www.joycreek.com

I would either plant them as soon as possible, or keep them in pots for the summer and plant them in the garden in the fall. The risk with planting them now is if we get another hot spell before they have a chance to get established it could be very tough on them since they're so small, but things like lavender can be a bit tough in containers because it's hard to get the right amount of moisture but not too much water. I know we've got a period of cool weather coming up so I'd be tempted to take a chance and plant them, but maybe keep one or two in pots for the summer just in case.

Here's a pic of one of my favorite Spanish lavenders 'Madrid Pink' back when it first started blooming this year