Lavender Field Notes
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Phenomenal lavender earns its reputation with vigor, silvery foliage and purple flowers, but even a famous cultivar still expects full sun and excellent drainage.
Read this field note : Phenomenal Lavender: A Cold-Climate Growing Guide
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The best lavender is not the one with the grandest name; it is the cultivar whose cold tolerance, drainage needs, size and purpose fit your garden.
Read this field note : How to Choose the Best Lavender Variety for Your Garden
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Essence Purple is a compact English lavender with richly colored flowers, an orderly habit and a useful role in borders, containers and harvest gardens.
Read this field note : Essence Purple Lavender: Growing, Harvesting & Garden Uses
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Melissa replaces the expected purple spike with pale pink flowers while keeping the aromatic foliage and cold-climate usefulness of English lavender.
Read this field note : Melissa Lavender: The Pink English Lavender Growing Guide
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Grosso is the classic long-stemmed lavandin: vigorous, fragrant and productive, provided its large mound receives sun, air and excellent winter drainage.
Read this field note : Grosso Lavender: Growing the Classic Lavandin for Bundles & OilFall in the farm kitchen
Recipes for this season and the holidays ahead. New picks every week.
Uses: Lavender Cookie, Lavender Drink Bombs, Lavender Wildflower Honey
Uses: Lavender Bread Mix, Lavender Drink Bombs, Lavender Gourmet Cider & Mojito Mixes
Uses: Lavender Honey Sticks, Lavender Loose Leaf Tea, Lavender Simple Syrup Kit
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