"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
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In article says...
According to my gardener, this past winter killed off a lot of
lavender.
I'm in zone 5 and my lavenders didn't have any problems in previous
years. This year, a lot of foliage died but the plant survived. The
problem was a combination of bitter cold and lack of snow (which
provides insulation).


I had the same experience. My lavender is about 7 years old and got
quite
large. This winter a significant amount of the pants died back. They
are
about the bloom, but are only about a third the size they had been. I
have
Lavandula angustifolia (Munstead Lavender). Zone 6, SW Ohio

Here in Chicago, Mayor "Boondoggle Flower Pot" Daley had lavenders
planted in many areas in the middle of north Ashland avenue. This is
their third year and they are huge, now in full bloom, and look extremely
healthy. I don't know what they did to keep them all alive over the past
winter but I'm sure they didn't spare any expense.

At least the money was spent on something that a lot of people could enjoy.