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Where can i buy a big Lavender pot?

ariadna.bakhmatovaariadna.bakhmatova Posts: 118
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Dear gardeners, i'm based in SW London and would love to buy a bit (5-10 litre) lavender plant in a pot, seems like an easy task but i'm struggling to find the place where i can buy it, in store or online. Anyone could help?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    By the time they're that size - in a 10 litre pot, they may be struggling to look good, as they get very woody,  but it would be easier just to buy a lavender and plant it up yourself  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ariadna.bakhmatovaariadna.bakhmatova Posts: 118
    I just want to have a nice pot outside my front door, sth like this https://www.charellagardens.co.uk/large-english-lavender-plants-angustifolia-hidcote-10-litre/
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Lavender looks miserable at this time of year @ariadna.bakhmatova ... wait until next May ... the garden centres will be full of them then.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think you'd be better just going to a GC or similar and choosing a nice pot. Then buying a lavender to put in it. It's not a difficult plant to find - you'd get both of them in a GC.   :)
    The pot in that picture looks like a plastic one, and not particularly nice anyway. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    edited October 2020
    RHS have a selection of 5 litre pots of lavenders on sale. If you are really keen to buy now, pot up a 5l plant into a bigger decorative pot of your choice in a gritty, well-drained mix. Water sparingly over winter and prop the pot off the ground, as it will die if it gets cold, soggy feet. It will not be in flower and be trimmed back when you receive it, so nothing to look at for 6 months. I agree with Dove, you would be better waiting until next spring to buy and letting the garden centre do all the work for you!

    and here’s the link - https://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/lavender/plcid.1/plcid.1401/
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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