Lavender Hidcote border.

your garden is a real treat, Julia. The lavender idea is wonderful... would you mind if I used the idea of the fencing and row planting near my streamside garden? It's brilliant...just what I need to define an area. My area would not be as refined as yours, but, I have 4 lenghths of bleached cedar to serve as posts and pruned branches that might serve as cross members. ..it's raining and the mercury is going to hit 37 degrees C. today... Are you getting enough rain?... we need it already. Dry as a bone and it's not even mid June. after a late start in the greenhouse my lavender is still in pots... this year I bought more seed for lavender and blue fescue to line the meadow walk.

that will be a haven for bees butterflies and moths. well done for realising a lovely 'mini project'.
the garden is looking good.

I love lavender so am very fond of your new idea. I think they will be very happy there and will give you a beautifully scented little hedge.
Your garden is looking lovely.

Does your husband look faint when you come up with a new project?? Mine does.
It will be lovely once the flowers are out and the bees are all over it.
The shots of your garden inspire me on to better things: the OH will be as white as a sheet!

It does look good Meadow, and so much interest in your garden. I have quite a lot of Hidcote and Munstead, they're my favourite lavenders and keep neat too. Another lavender I have grows very tall and floppy with long flowers, a beautiful scent but untidy with it..

That's going to be lovely when you sit there in the sun with the perfume so near to you.

I wouldn't have thought of putting a row of lavender there, which just shows what I know - brilliant choice and should give you pleasure for a long time.

Love lavender! It’s fragrant, colourful, wildlife friendly, attractive and evokes the Mediterranean! What’s not to like!
Great idea, Julia. Looks very effective.
Your other pics of the garden look lovely as always.

most definitely a compliment, Meadow. along with the heat we got sheets and sheets of rain...and thunder and lightening to clear the air. Hidcote is the only lavender that survives here and it's coming back now... Have some in the gh.. will finish with the pond and post my progress for you. Thanks again.

love the pond and surrounding area, do you get any problem with blanket weed in there, if so how do you get rid of it

it's number 27! the list is long! I checked out the cedar prunings and I think the arching branches will look well as a railing!

:-))

That looks lovely Julia ... well worth the extra expense to fulfil your idea! Really effective design🙂.

I am just catching up with GOY......a lovely idea, we have done something similar, not as tidy as yours though.
As you sit for a coffee etc the scent should waft over....we both love using lavender in the borders".