Like many other herbs, lavender is suitable for planting in a bed border. It is not too complicated to care for and in this country it blooms from around June to August, depending on the weather, soil conditions and care.
How can lavender be used as a border?
Winter-hardy lavender, which prefers a sunny location and lean and dry soil, is suitable as a bed border. Regular cutting promotes flowering. Lavender exudes an intense scent and can keep pests away.
Which lavender should I plant as a bed border?
Especially use winter-hardy cultivars of lavender as a bed border if you are at home in a rather rough area. French lavender or white flowering varieties are generally not as frost tolerant and could be damaged in winter without protection. They are better suited as a container plant or annual bed planting.
What are the benefits of lavender?
Lavender gives your garden a Mediterranean flair during its flowering period and creates a little holiday atmosphere. Depending on the variety chosen, it sometimes exudes a quite intense scent. While French lavender smells particularly pleasant, spit lavender is said to be able to keep aphids away from your beds with its camphor-like smell. However, this scent is not exactly recommended next to your seating area on the terrace.
Where does lavender grow and bloom best?
As a Mediterranean herb, lavender prefers a sunny location; it loves light and warmth. It doesn't like long-term moisture, so the soil should be sandy and dry. Lavender does not have a particularly high nutrient requirement, so it can be planted in poor soil.
How should I care for my lavender?
Don't fertilize your lavender often, otherwise, in the worst case, the coveted flowering will not occur at all, and in any case it will be smaller. Add water as needed; lavender generally tolerates drought quite well. However, regular pruning is important for beautiful flowers.
Cut back the lavender in spring to prevent the bush from becoming woody. By cutting directly after flowering, you can often get your lavender to bloom a second time. You can fill scented pillows (€10.00 on Amazon) with the dried clippings.
The most important things in brief:
- loves warmth and light
- Soil: rather poor, dry and sandy
- cut regularly, otherwise lavender will bloom less
- Pruning in summer encourages second blooms
Tip
If you want to give your garden a Mediterranean flair, then plant lavender as a bed border.
