Growing Lavender
Lavender is one of the most fragrant and magical of
garden plants and growing lavender successfully has been
a hallmark of a good gardener. I don’t mean just keeping it alive as a
straggly plant, I mean growing it into a seriously bushy, fragrant
plant that is the envy of your neighbors is the sign of a successful
gardener. This ebook shows you, step-by-step exactly how to do that. And learning all these tricks was no small effort on my part in my cold gardening climate. I want to tell you in the first few years, I killed as many plants as I grew. (Good thing I had a nursery to produce all these plants.) There’s a lot of dead lavender plants that were sacrificed to work out the methods of keeping them all alive in my zone 4 garden and in my container gardens. I had to toss away all the tags so I wouldn’t feel guilty or let anybody else know how many I was killing.
Lavender is an Aphrodisiac
This woody plant – it is actually a small shrub – is one of the most coveted fragrances in the world and one that perfumers have used for centuries as an aphrodisiac. Gardeners from ancient times to today have been growing lavender to work their magic on the opposite sex.
Modern research proves this point (and it really works on guys by the way) but I don’t want you abusing this fact on your unsuspecting garden partner!
Which Lavender Do You Want To Grow
While there are 28 different species of lavender growing wild in the world, only a few are grown in gardens.
I figured out lavender growing techniques – I had 5 species - to create great gardens using this gorgeously fragrant plant both in the ground and in containers.
In fact, growing lavender became my plant obsession for a few years and I grew the collection in clay pots lining the walkway up into my old stone farmhouse. Those varieties that were hardy for me in my zone 4 garden were situated so that they would survive the average winter and still flower profusely.
I overwintered the more tender ones indoors or on a frost free porch.
Time Proven Techniques from My Library
In case you haven’t grown lavender in the past, you’ll discover the sunlight requirements as well as the best soil and feeding techniques.
Some of these techniques may be at odds with current garden writing but because I have an massive library of old garden books, I’ve learned from some of these old masters and I’ve adopted their successful techniques. These are the time-proven techniques that I’m sharing with you.
A Simple Pruning System That Works
Remember this is a shrub and it behaves like a tiny shrub – with the bottom getting sparser and sparser the longer it lives.
The book describes the easy to learn lavender growing and pruning techniques you’ll use to create a bushy shrubby plant rather than a stretched out one. I know that sometimes gardeners get a little anxious about pruning plants. So I figured out a simple way describe both how to prune lavender and to recognize when it needs pruning.
Not only that but the last section of the book describes how to prune lavender when you want to use it in the house or in cooking recipes. As an aside, I also describe the foolproof way I dry my lavender that doesn’t require any fancy equipment or tools.
And the other main point here is to understand the key techniques to making the plant live longer than the normal commercial lifespan; these are covered in the ebook.
Growing New Plants Yourself
Getting new lavender plants is as simple as can be if you follow a few basic rules.
You’ll definitely want new plants to replace the older ones. And you’ll want to grow even more in your garden as well as grow them in containers with other plants.
The details of small scale plant starting are covered here – both for seeds and for taking cuttings. I even describe the specific kind of cutting to take so you can easily produce enough plants for both you and your friends. (Note that this technique isn’t the more ineffective method normally described in garden magazines.)
Overwintering Lavender
Everybody wants to know how to overwinter lavender. While it is not a guaranteed process, (what is in the world of today’s variable gardening weather?) the specific steps I take to tilt the odds in my favor and to take the guesswork out of gardening are included in the ebook.
I succeed almost 100% with my containers now and while the garden plants are at the mercy of the weather, there’s a few things I do to increase my chances of survival.
Growing Lavender in Containers
f you’re looking to grow those luscious, blowsy containers you see in magazines, the book tells you how to do just that.
My farm collection of potted lavender was one of the hits of my one-acre sized garden. And not only that but I tell you the two main tricks I learned to overwinter fragrant lavender right in the pots so they wouldn’t die.
And What About Varieties to Grow
If you’re unsure which variety of lavender to grow, the book lists the 28 most easily available varieties found in North America. (Bet you didn’t think there were 28 varieties that were easily found).
I’ve grown them all and this section describes them in enough detail so you’ll be able to pick and choose the best ones for your garden. (I really like ‘Provence’.)
If you're looking for a reliable, straightforward way to succeed with fragrant lavender, this ebook has the answers.
All the information I've learned over the years is collected in one spot and you'll save a rather large learning curve (not to mention a lot of money on plants you unnecessarily kill) over several seasons by simply following the directions in the ebook.
This ebook weeds out all the inaccurate information about this plant and gives you everything you need to know to successfully grow this plant in your own garden. The book focuses on what you need to know to grow a great plant.
Let me invite you to learn something new and grow Lavender like a pro.
Doug
p.s. And if you don't agree that the techniques are worth the small amount of money (less than the price of a gallon pot of lavender) then I personally guarantee to return your money. There's no questions, no hassles at all - a simple email from you and I'll refund your credit card. I note the guarantee is a long 90 days so you'll have adequate chance to read and evaluate the ebook.
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