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    Forum: Article: Lessons from a lavender farm: Growing, harvesting and using lavender bloomsReplies: 4, Views: 47
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    Hemophobic
    Kannapolis, NC

    November 6, 2008 12:58 PM

    Post #5758298

    Jill:

    Your article was thoroughly enjoyable! I love lavender and have Hidcote, Munsted and Provence growing in my gardens. I'm adding Grosso to my want list. I envy your trip to the farm.

    critterologist

    critterologist
    Frederick, MD (Zone 6b)

    November 6, 2008 2:06 PM

    Post #5758479

    Thank you! You're going to like the 'Grosso' -- it gets huge! Tom DeBaggio says if he could grow only one lavender, it would be 'Grosso', which is also sometimes called 'Fat Spike'. That's the one in my driveway hedge, and I've got individual specimens of a few other varieties scattered around. :-)
    dahlianut
    Calgary, AB (Zone 3a)

    November 6, 2008 3:37 PM

    Post #5758786

    Another fabby article! Thanks critter. Lavender Munsted is the best choice for my zone I've found.

    critterologist

    critterologist
    Frederick, MD (Zone 6b)

    November 6, 2008 5:27 PM

    Post #5759132

    That makes sense... Munstead is an English lavender, and I think those are said to be quite hardy.

    Thanks!
    Hemophobic
    Kannapolis, NC

    November 6, 2008 6:50 PM

    Post #5759338

    Just had my bag lunch at the Memorial Garden here in Concord, NC, and they had some healthy lavender. Provence they had and it was properly marked and ID'd, but another specimen (totally different) was not marked or ID'd :-((( Brochure provided doesn't ID most of the flowers, only the trees and a few shrubs. I'll come back and take photos. Maybe someone can ID it for me. It was lovely, though. Don't think I've ever seen a lavender that wasn't.

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