Lavender is one of the most liked and often used plants in landscaping projects in Warsaw, IN and Syracuse, IN. The purple foliage is distinctive and beautiful. Lavender means “to wash” in Greek and is known for it’s antiseptic and medicinal properties as well as extracts for disinfectants and fresheners. Lavender is native to our area in northern Indiana and has adapted to the warm and dry Warsaw, IN summers and the cold and snowy Syracuse, IN winters. They are outstanding performers as a border planting, accent planting, mixed perennial beds and herb gardens. Lavender likes well drained soils as well. We have installed several varieties of Lavender for our clients in Warsaw, Winona Lake, Leesburg, Syracuse, Culver, Columbia City and Ft. Wayne. Mustead Lavender is a great plant for your landscape beds. Click on it to learn more! Grosso Lavender is also a great selection for landscape renovations in your Warsaw gardens. Don’t forget to visit our YouTube Channel to learn more about WLM, Inc.
Ornamental Features of Lavender: Beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. Recommend planting in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting and can be brought into your Warsaw or Syracuse home. Attractive grayish green foliage. It’s a dense multi stemmed perennial. It grows to about 24 inches and spreads about the same. Lavender likes full sun in our Warsaw area.
Lavender can also be used as in indoor planting pots and containers. It can be a showcase plant for your Warsaw, IN entrance or to show off a lake shore landscape bed if you live in Syracuse on Lake Wawasee. Lavender doesn’t require alot of attention and care. Simply cut down the foliage either in the fall or in the spring to best suit your style. Lavender, in Warsaw, performs great in our clients landscape beds and gardens. We do not over use the perennial so you won’t find it in all our clients projects.