Here's a cheap way to create high drama right outside your door: Fill a pot with dirt and plunge a lavender plant inside. Small and silvery-green when you plant them, by summer the plants will be a purple riot, letting loose waves of scent.
Buy English lavenders, either Hidcote or Munstead, in a quart pot. The Hidcote has a deep blue flower, while the Munstead's bloom is a classic lavender. Make sure the potting soil is airy and light. A sprinkling of a slow-release fertilizer like Osmocote will help coax bold blooms out of the plant.
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