A front garden on the south side is ideal for capturing the flair of Mediterranean gardens with blue-flowering lavender bushes. You can find out here which varieties feel at home north of the Alps. Be inspired by our ideas for imaginative plant compositions with lavender.
Which hardy lavender varieties are suitable for the front garden?
Suitable hardy lavender varieties for the front garden are real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), garden lavender 'Blue Mountain White', garden lavender 'Hidcote Pink' and Provence lavender 'Grappenhall'. They impress with their flower-rich, frost-resistant properties and provide a Mediterranean flair.
Winter-hardy lavender varieties for the front garden – rich in flowers and frost-resistant
Lavender is native to the sun-drenched coastal regions of the Mediterranean. Since the plant thrives as a flowering subshrub, some of the most beautiful varieties are sufficiently frost-resistant for a front garden north of the Alps. The following overview reveals what these are:
- Real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), blue-violet flowers, height 60-70 cm, hardy down to -28 degrees Celsius
- Garden lavender 'Blue Mountain White' with pure white flowers, 60-70 cm height, hardy down to -28 degrees Celsius
- Garden lavender 'Hidcote Pink' with delicate pink flowers, 40-50 cm tall, hardy down to -28 degrees Celsius
The premium variety Provence lavender 'Grappenhall' (Lavandula x intermedia) combines Mediterranean abundance of flowers with a seductive scent. This classic is the most commonly used lavender to give famous perfumes a special aroma. With its light purple flowers, 'Grappenhall' is a feast for the senses in the summer front garden.
Ideas for front garden design with lavender
Have you discovered your very own lavender favorite or have you fallen in love with all the hardy beauties? Then we have some creative suggestions on how you can skillfully emulate a Mediterranean garden with lavender:
- Tall types of lavender with bright flowers as decorative backdrop plants to create visual depth
- Create a low hedge from lavender bushes as a flower-filled enclosure
- Place next to the entrance door as a floral welcome committee in terracotta pots (€60.00 on Amazon)
Lavender harmonizes wonderfully with other Mediterranean herbs. Ideal plant neighbors are ornamental sage (Salvia officinalis), fragrant thyme (Thymus odoratissimus) or oregano (Origanum vulgare). But lavender also creates picturesque garden images in the bed with grasses such as rainbow fescue (Festuca amethystina) or mosquito grass (Bouteloua gracilis). Lavender forms a wonderful visual partnership with roses. However, from a horticultural perspective there are concerns due to the different location requirements.
Tip
In the small front garden there is rarely enough space available for extensive real lavender. However, you don't have to do without the floral touch of Provence, because the dwarf variety lavender 'Little Lottie' remains at a height of 25 to 30 cm, delights with delicate pink flowers from June to August and is completely hardy.
