Re: lavendula officinalis question

Tony - I cut mine back to about a foot high, but this is a very
different climate than yours. And mine grow like crazy in the warm
weather once the soil starts drying out. The ones in pots I don't trim
back as much. Does that help??


Pam

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: romans810@juno.com
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 16:42:23 -0800

>Lavender
>I have Lavenders, 1 - 6yrs. old. I've been cutting them back to about 8
>in. Is that to low? I'm about ready to cut. the older ones are kind of
>"shaggy".
>
>Tony Veca <><
>Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
>Vancouver, WA
>
>On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 12:40:06 -0600 <mlrasmus@rockwellcollins.com> writes:
>> From Donna's post -
>> >>  #3 Spring River Nursery? Anyone ever heard of them?
>> 
>> 
>> I saw the same ad in our Sunday newspaper, Donna - Hardy Lavender, 1 
>> for
>> $2.98 or 12 for $18.00, "a lifetime of joy!"
>> 
>> This is the same nursery that advertizes Paulownia tomentosa
>> (Scrophulariaceae)- Empress Tree - "a beautiful flowering tree that 
>> will
>> grow 15 feet in a year" for a very inexpensive price.  It all 
>> sounded so
>> wonderful I was thinking about ordering several until I got more 
>> info from
>> the net. Anyone out there have any experience with this tree?
>> This is one of many sites that discourage it's use:
>> 
>> http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/pato1.htm
>> 
>> I think Kitty's comment  - If you're getting a lavender, you might 
>> prefer
>> one of the many cultivars - is probably what I'm going to do instead 
>> of
>> ordering from Spring River.
>> 
>> Mardi
>> Iowa z4b
>> 
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>
>
>Tony Veca <><
>Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
>Vancouver, WA
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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