Q: I have lots of lavender shrubs in my front yard. As they're doing so well, I would like some more to plant at the back of my plot, too. Is it possible to collect the seeds from the flowers to sow ...

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Growing lavender from seed takes patience, but it’s worth it for those fragrant purple blooms. Cold stratify first. Lavender seeds benefit from 2–4 weeks in the refrigerator to improve germination.

Some seeds, such as lavender and milkweed, require a period of cold before they will sprout. Gardeners can mimic this natural process, called cold stratification, either outdoors or indoors. Indoor ...

Growing lavender is supposed to be easy. That’s what everyone says. And yet it might be the single most commonly killed plant in the American backyard garden. The cruel irony? Most of the time, it isn ...

Q. I occasionally come across listings in seed catalogues for interesting sounding shrubs. If you have ever grown shrubs from ...