This Fragrant Long-Blooming Lavender Just Went on Sale and it's the Toughest Variety for any Backyard
Plus great gardening deals on planters, privacy screens and one of the most beautiful peonies of all time.
Every week, our gardening experts at Gardening Know How scour the shopping aisles to bring you the very best garden deals we can find. These aren't simply the cheapest or most discounted garden deals, but worthy products with a minimum 4-star review that offer excellent value for money.
This week, heading up our top 10 garden deals of the week is lavender Phenomenal, better than half price at Trees.com. This modern hybrid variety is widely regarded as the longest-blooming and toughest lavender of all, coping with both humidity and cold in zones 5-9. With a neat habit, silvery evergreen foliage and plenty of sturdy stems that don’t tend to splay like other varieties can, this modern hybrid deserves a place in every yard and is a mainstay of our best lavender recommendations to grow in every zone.
Older lavender varieties tend to have the sweetest fragrance but can be finicky about their living conditions: English lavenders faint as temperatures climb while French lavenders fail as temperatures fall. Modern hybrid varieties have been bred to be far more resilient, but the cost is usually a harsh, camphorous edge to their scent. Not so lavender Phenomenal! It boasts the best of both worlds, being incredibly resilient and forgiving to grow while having a high concentration of essential oils for a fabulous fragrance. Tuck a stem under your pillow and you'll discover just how soothing its scent is.
Fall is a great time to add lavender to your garden and you'll enjoy plentiful, beautifully perfumed blooms early next summer. It’s one of those sun-loving plants that do better in a terracotta pot as it appreciates fast-draining soil and, especially when planting in fall, treat lavender to a gravel mulch to help it thrive.
Best of the Rest: More Great Garden Deals
Regarded by many as the most beautiful peony of all, Coral Charm is also one of the earliest to bloom in zones 3-8, and now is the perfect season to plant one.
If you haven’t yet discovered how versatile a Hori Hori knife is for weeding, planting and pretty much everything else in the garden, it's about time!
Available in black or white and four different patterns, this laser-cut galvanized steel decorative screen brings dappled shade as well as privacy.
Big enough to seat up to six people around it, this fire pit table runs on propane gas, the tank hidden inside, so it's easy to adjust heat levels.
The long-lasting low-maintenance pink plumes of Muhlenbergia capillaris are a must for any garden in zones 6-9, and a firm favorite with landscape designers.
Measuring 48"W x 24"D x 32"H, lockable castors make this lined wooden planter easy to move around and it’s available in seven different colors.
'Tis the season for raking and this lightweight but strong fiberglass-handled rake with spring tines can be used to dethatch lawns as well as tidy fall leaves.
This modern planter is made from durable magnesium oxide, giving the look of stone for a fraction of the weight and price. Also in black and beige.
This mini indoor/outdoor fire pit with a steel base and windproof glass cone is fuelled by ethanol and comes with two forks for toasting marshmallows.
We'll be back with some great October garden deals next week – see you then!
