Parts of Arizona burst into color each summer with vibrant lavender blooms, like stepping into southern France.

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you can grow, depending on where you live. The most common are English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), which grows in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9, and French lavender (Lavandula stoechas), ...

or English lavender, is more common and hardier. Prune it lightly after the first flowering and then after the last flush has faded. Article continues below How to prune French or Spanish lavender ...

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Some winters can be very hard on the lavender plants, however. The cold winter weather with no snow cover is particularly hard on perennials. English Lavender is the best choice for our climate ...

And talking to people with extensive knowledge of both the French and English landscapes there are many who envisage the Premiership’s lean spell – the last English winners of the Champions ...

I dust off my favorite tin of dried culinary English lavender from a farm near my hometown. Not long after, the sweet, soothing aroma of floral shortbreads baking swirls around my home.