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Lavender - and a rose

We sowed seeds of L. spica (the common lavender) late last summer under
glass and got excellent germination, with no cold stratification. Took
cuttings of a large-growing cultivar at the same time. At first the
cuttings plants seemed to be growing more quickly but the seed-grown ones
have caught up and now there's very little difference between the two. The
cuttings might be a little bushier - but that could be just a cultivar
difference.

This is for a lavender hedge along a path. For contrast we're planning to
put that rich-foliaged warmth-loving fairly drought-tolerant rose with
glorious velvety purple flowers, Roseraie de l'Hay, along the other side,
and have cuttings coming on well. It grows well for us in a warm-summer
garden in SW France. Here in England it doesn't flower with such abundance,
but the rugosa foliage is always worth having even when those great
luminous flowers with their rich gold stamens are just a memory.

Alisdair Aird (Sussex, England)
Alisdair@compuserve.com
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