Hi all
I'm a beginning gardener. I have a newly planted (June) fuscia and I want to plant a lavender next to it. I've heard lavender can be quite aggressive - will it choke out the fuscia?
Any advice for a gardening newbie would be gratefully received.

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Hi all
I'm a beginning gardener. I have a newly planted (June) fuscia and I
want to plant a lavender next to it. I've heard lavender can be quite
aggressive - will it choke out the fuscia?
Any advice for a gardening newbie would be gratefully received.

Lavender can be pruned, so you will be able to keep it away from your
fuchsia.

Is your fuchsia a hardy one? If not, you will need to dig it up in the
autumn and overwinter indoors (or, more simply, take some cuttings from
it)

Lavender and fuchsia are from different habitats. Lavender is a
mediterranean plant, liking lots of sun and well drained soil. Fuchsias
don't like full sun, and like damper conditions - they grow well in the
west Country and in the W of ireland. Both will tolerate a wide range of
conditions, but which of them will do best will depend on where you've
planted them. If it's scorching hot and very well drained, your fuchsia
won't be as happy, if it's wetter, your lavender may struggle in the
winter.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

I've heard lavender can be quite aggressive - will it choke out the fuscia?

There are lots of different types of lavender. There are dwarf varieties
which will not get that big, French ones (the ones with little "tufty bits"
at teh top of the flowers) which do not tend to like it to get too cold in
the winter and "normal" ones. You can prune all of them by cutting them back
after they have flowered but do not cut into the dead wood (i.e. the bottoms
of the stalks where there are no fresh leaves) as these will never regroup.
Hayley

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Hi all
I'm a beginning gardener. I have a newly planted (June) fuscia and I
want to plant a lavender next to it. I've heard lavender can be quite
aggressive - will it choke out the fuscia?
Any advice for a gardening newbie would be gratefully received.



I don't claim to be an expert, but I do grow both lavenders and hardy
fuscias. I shouldn't worry about your problem until you know whether your
particular fuscia and lavender specimens are going to thrive, survive or
fail in your chosen location. If you are very fortunate, and both
thrive/survive, and your fuscia fails to hold its own, you can always cut
the lavender back, if the fuscia's display merits it (otherwise, move the
fuscia and enjoy the lavender).

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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:24:39 +0100, Kay
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In article , and-rea and-
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Hi all
I'm a beginning gardener. I have a newly planted (June) fuscia and I
want to plant a lavender next to it. I've heard lavender can be quite
aggressive - will it choke out the fuscia?
Any advice for a gardening newbie would be gratefully received.

Lavender can be pruned, so you will be able to keep it away from your
fuchsia.

Is your fuchsia a hardy one? If not, you will need to dig it up in the
autumn and overwinter indoors (or, more simply, take some cuttings from
it)

Is it OK to take cuttings from fuschias now - I thought it was in the
spring. I bought three plants from a garden show and was thingking of
taking cuttings just in case they did not survivie over winter. But
having reading various artilces thought I was took late

No, you're still OK. Fuchsias are one of the easiest things to root, so
you don't have to worry too much about whetehr or not it's the right
time.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Many thanks for info. One of the varieties I have is Blackie and I would hate to lose it