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• Making scents

  Soon the long months of January and February will be upon us, and it will be time to hunker down and dream of next season's gardens. One garden dimension that often get short shrift is fragrance. The following is a handy list of five fragrant plants... Posted Dec 15 2008, 11:11 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: clove pinks, dianthus, fragrant flowers, lavender, lavendula, lilac, mock orange, philadelphus, roses, syringa

• Lavender Indoors

  By this time all the virtuous gardeners have put in their bulbs, ordered amaryllis and/or paperwhites for the holiday season, and possibly even put a few bulbs in the refrigerator for forcing at winter's end. If you are thinking of ways to get through... Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:07 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: 'Godwin Creek Grey', lavender, lavender care, scented plants, winter gardening

• Caring for Lavender

  Do you have good luck with lavender ? If not, there are a few possible reasons why the plants don't succeed. Lavender needs the same amount of sun as roses--at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. If your lavender doesn't get enough light... Posted Sep 24 2008, 07:14 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: lavender, lavender care

• Lavender--Against the Odds

  When it comes to growing lavender, the odds are stacked against me. Sure, my garden has sunshine, but my soil is heavy clay. Only a few areas of the garden have really good drainage, which lavenders appreciate. Winters here in Zone 6 are also a bit too... Posted May 13 2008, 06:10 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: lavender