LAVENDER HAVE IT ALL  - fragrance, foliage and flowers!
Versatile lavender are fantastic in a variety of garden settings, making a stunning addition to borders and perennial gardens, looking (and smelling) fabulous in pots on patio or deck. With its upright flower spikes and compact shrub-like form, lavender is also ideal for creating informal hedges.

The two main lavender types grown in New Zealand are English and Italian. English is best for hedging, Italian for garden borders and landscaping, and either grow well in pots. Trents Nursery provide quality plants in both varieties to garden centres nationwide.

Lavenders lovely fragrance is used in aromatherapy to reduce stress. The dense, mounding foliage comes in many shades from shimmery silver to rich green. Flowers are popular to pick for the vase, used as a dried flower and in potpourri. 

Planting and Maintenance
Lavender are relatively easy to grow – liking full sun with good drainage. They are hardy (except for winters in New Zealand’s harshest climates) and benefit from being fed in spring.

The best times to plant are early morning or late in the day. 
Water plants thoroughly before planting and allow to drain.
Dig a hole, approximately twice the depth and width of the root ball of your plant.
Gently loosen the root ball of your plant and position in the centre of the hole. 
Press soil gently around the base of the plant.
Water well and continue to water regularly.

Pruning is key to maintaining good-looking lavender.  Trim to prevent lavender from becoming “woody” after flowering. They will likely have a second flush and re-flower in late summer, so wait until after then. Remove spent flowers and trim back the foliage by about one third.

Enjoy!