Lavender Plants

There’s nothing like the heady warm fragrance of Lavender - favourite of bees and butterflies, easy to grow and an essential for any cottage or wildlife garden. We’ve selected the best traditional English varieties and put together a handy guide to choosing, growing and caring for your Lavender plants.

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Choose your Lavender Plants

All of our Lavender varieties are fully hardy and suitable for any UK climate. The oldest traditional varieties are the compact, mid-purple Hidcote and light lilac coloured Munstead; both perfect for hedging. The RHS award winning Folgate is a rarer variety, and for scent, it’s the reliable and vigorous Grosso which is considered the best. We’ve also put together a collection with a mix of varieties - with guaranteed bee appeal as standard.

Where to grow Lavender Plants

Lavender plants can be grown in borders with other perennials for a Cottage Garden look, or in drifts for a more contemporary style (just six plants will make a border). Lavender looks fantastic grown in pots or as a low hedge. However you plant Lavender, choose a sunny spot away from overhanging trees and shrubs.

Lavender Plant Care Tips

Plant your Lavenders in neutral to alkaline well-drained soil. If your soil is acidic, it’s best to use pots - terracotta is best, with plenty of drainage holes. Prune your Lavender plants after flowering to prevent the stems becoming woody - pruned correctly, they can live for up to twenty years! For more tips, advice and planting ideas for Lavender plants, see our Full Care Guide.