Tuesday 3 June 2014

Lavender Topiary



                                            LAVENDER

                     Ah lavender....love the aromatic smell and all it's uses....

                           I grow lavender in my side garden and cultivate it.
                                     

                               But here is a new one that I had never seen till
                                            last spring.

                                       My daughter brought home this topiary.
                                       I hunted all the local garden centers
                                        and came up empty handed.










                 So to my delight when she went to ST.JACOB'S
                   market this spring she picked me up.......

                                  Lavandula stoechas Anouk
                                
                           Known as Spanish Lavender .......










                        This beautiful specimen grows to 16" tall.

              Once the first flush of flowers is over you prune it back 50% , new
                   growth will produce fresh flowers and they will continue on till the fall.









                          You can keep it indoors or plant outside.







                           To be sure mine survives I'm keeping it inside come the fall.

                                             

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                                                        I love hearing from you!!


                                                          Linda

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