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no genteel lady went abroad without a flask of English lavender in her reticule. But then French fashions became the rage and, at the same time, plants at the largest English growers, in Mitcham, ...

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suggested that the best time for pruning lavender is late spring or early summer for "optimal blooming". She added: "This timing allows the plant to recover and produce new growth before winter." ...