This fragrant plant is any gardener's delight and every gardener would like to have a healthy plant thriving in his garden. The methods of getting your lavender plant to grow into a healthy luscious bush are given here.

You should select the right lavender plant to have healthy ones growing in your garden later. The plant should be in containers which are between 4 inches to one gallon and have leaves which are growing from three inches above the base. The leaves should be healthy and crisp and not drooping. It is best to get your lavender plants during the summer and spring time.

If you are planning to grow your lavender plants in the soil, pick a sunny spot where the soil drains out well. Make a hole in the soil and put some organic fertilizer into it before you place your plant in it. The plants should be placed about one foot apart in the soil and should not be deeper than what they were in the pot. So the hole in the soil should be about the same depth as the planter they came in. The lavender plant should be watered well.

Caring for the plants after you have put it into the soil is what makes it thrive and grow into a beautiful healthy one. A light treatment of organic fertilizer put on the top layer of the soil early in spring will give the plant the nutrients it requires. Always read the instructions on the fertilizer packet carefully so that you do not damage the plant. The plant should be pruned regularly and the flowers cut at the base of the stem with either scissors or pruners. These blooms can be used for arrangements in the home or to be put in sachets. You should also trim off about 2 or 3 inches of the stem when you prune the plant. This encourages new shoots to grow.