Kathryn Burlingham writes:
Ann Burlingham wrote:

I'm surprised to read this, as I'm in zone 5 (a or b I'm not really
sure - sort of on the cusp, so far as I can tell) and the lavender
plant my great uncle from Olean, NY (zone 4b or 5a by the map I see)
gave me from my garden in the early 1970s throve for years. When I did
notice it dying back after 15-20 years, I grew a new plant by rooting
a cutting, and that plant is now doing pretty well itself.

Wasn't it planted right up by the foundation of the study? All that
nice cement to cozy up to, on the south side?

are you here to keep me honest or something?

yes, the south wall, which is also exposed to the cold west
winds. this year i finally decided to mulch it.