English Lavender 'Hidcote'

• This drought-tolerant plant thrives in a sunny border, container, herb or gravel garden.
• Best planted from March to May when the soil is warming up, although lavender can be planted during most months of the year as long as the ground is not frozen or waterlogged.
• Lavender thrives in most, free-draining soils in full sun. Heavier soils should have some grit added to improve drainage and to open them up.
• Space plants 90cm (3ft) apart, or if growing a hedge, 25-30cm (10-12in) apart.
• Lavender can be grown in large pots, 30-40cm (12-16in) diameter, using a multipurpose or loam-based compost such as John Innes No. 3, with some extra coarse grit (up to 30%) to improve drainage, along with some controlled-release fertiliser granules.
• Ensure that the compost is regularly watered in summer.
• In late summer, clip the plants back lightly after the flowers have faded. Cut the stems back by a few inches, but not so far that they are bare of live foliage, and plants will then have time to produce new shoots before winter dormancy.
• Prune again in early spring, removing about 2.5cm of growth to tidy the plant.

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