From tall to tiny, these archetypal garden herbs are sure to fit in with any planting scheme, be it a dry garden, a quintessential cottage garden, a hedge or a container garden. The Classical Lavandula angustifolia Collection offers you a wide variety of colours all well suited to any sunny spot where they can spread the instantly recognisable perfume and lure pollinators, particularly bees, in for a feast. Frequently used in both sweet and savoury cooking as well as the production of cosmetics, this is a valuable inclusion in your garden. Flowering from June to September, with grey-green foliage retained all year round your Classical Lavandula angustifolia Collection comprises: Arctic Snow with its frosty white flower, H&S: 50cm; Rosea, truly in the pink with its pretty blooms, H&S: 70cm; exciting new dwarf variety, Thumbelina Leigh which will fit neatly into a pot on a table, H&S: 30cm; RHS Award of Garden Merit holder, Hidcote with its delightful and dependable blooms, H&S: 60-75cm; and Munstead with its lighter, more open blooms, H&S: 50-60cm. All prefer a spot in well-drained soil with full sun, although Munstead will cope with some shade too. Hardy, evergreen shrubs which should be trimmed once the flowers fade to neaten for the following year.
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