How to cover the lavender for the winter?

Lavender is a plant of the family of clear-water plants, which actively grows gardeners not only of warm countries, but also residents of more severe latitudes, in particular, Denmark and Norway. This noble bush is used not only as a hedge, but also as an element of the Alpine hill. How to cover lavender for the winter - in this article.

Do I need to cover lavender for the winter?

For a long time this plant was considered quite thermophilic, but this myth was dispelled when it was discovered that the lavender is capable of carrying the cold to -25 ° C and lower even without shelter. The inhabitants of the Crimea and other southern regions do not use shelter, but they keep the plant under a thick layer of snow. Gardeners living in more severe climatic conditions, in late October or early November should take care of good protection. Before this, the bush is pruned, which will favorably affect its flowering and splendor in the next season. In shrubs that have already bloomed for two seasons, green shoots are removed in the place where this same shoot is 3 cm above the stiff part.

However, residents of very harsh climates do not recommend cutting lavender, arguing that the winter wind will damage branches and foliage, and shortened, even in frozen condition, can break. Therefore, those who want to keep their fragrant bushes in their original form, it is recommended to cover lavender, but as will be discussed below.

How to hide lavender for the winter?

Here are a few ways:

  1. Spruce lapnik as a shelter will create the necessary air layer and allow the plant to successfully winter.
  2. Mulch, consisting of organic peat, fallen leaves, straw, hay, plant branches protects against frost root system. It is obligatory to munch and shrivel a whimsical "Broad-leaved" lavender, and some gardeners believe that this variety is customarily tied up before hiding.
  3. Wooden or plywood boxes protect trunks and branches from strong winds and keep the bushes safe and sound. You can cover the lavender for winter boxes.

If bushes grow not in the open ground, but in containers, then they can not be left in the open air, since the frost in the limited space will quickly destroy the root system. For the winter period they need to be moved to a cool room - on the veranda or in the greenhouse. All these measures will help such a beautiful and fragrant plant to endure a cold winter and to please with flowering with the arrival of heat.