my fave spray

Lavender is an herb most personal. One person's favorite may be way down on someone else's list. Recently, we planted a new trial bed with about 15 kinds of this sweet smelling sustenance. Now in its third spring, this sample garden has served to remind us of each plant's individual characteristics, subtleties that we tend to forget when we grow them in long massive rows. Our new trial garden was laid out with three of each kind of Lavender planted in a triangle, with each plant situated about two feet apart. Planted this way, it is easy to tell which ones grow fast and should have been planted a lot further apart; and which ones grow slower and, for quicker turn around, should have been planted closer. We can see which ones are suited for which Landscape need, which ones flower longer (or sooner or later), and which ones smell heavenly (or like a hospital). All in all a very practical way to learn about lavender.