Hello lavender fans! Following the blog post on Folgate lavender last week – one of the first lavender to come into bloom at the farm – we thought that we would focus on the other varieties that surround this flower on our main field! At Hitchin Lavender in the first seven rows, after the first ten

Hello lavender fans! As we are coming to the beginning of our blooming season in the next few weeks, we at Hitchin Lavender thought it would be a good idea to look at the one of the first lavenders that will be coming into bloom in the next few weeks in the main field. We

Hello lavender fans! This post will be a bit of an introduction into the species and varieties of lavender, giving you some consumer advice as to which lavender you should buy. There are 39 different species of lavender in the world, but here at Hitchin Lavender we only have two of them planted in the

Hello lavender fans! In the last of the ‘Lavender Growing Series’, we shall describe the best conditions to plant your lavender in the ground, for all of you who have established pots of the plant and for those of you who are looking to buy in some lavender for your garden. Lavender definitely grows at

Pest Control Hello lavender fans. In the second of our lavender care series, we will be telling you about the two creepy crawlies that we have on our field, that you should be looking out for.  They have a real taste for lavender, so here are some tips for what to do if you spot

Hello lavender fans! This is the second in a series of posts detailing how to grow your own lavender. In this post we shall be looking at how to pot up your lavender. This is for those of you who either want to move their rooted plugs into pots, or just to simply transpose those

Hello lavender fans! This is the first in a series of posts detailing how to care for your lavender. In this post we shall be discussing how to prune your lavender once it has been finished flowering and when to do it. Equipment Secateurs Process The most important thing to remember when pruning lavender is

Hello lavender fans! This is the first in a series of posts detailing how to grow your own lavender. We are going go from the ground up, so to speak; this week we shall be talking about how to propagate lavender. This is for all of you who have a particular plant that you want