Growing lavender

Found this Moulesy, don’t have one myself, but might suit what you want.

https://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Lavender_Little_Lady__Lavandula_angustifolia_Little_Lady_.html

I think the key to trying to keep Lavenders small is careful and well timed cutting back, as they can start to get leggy and straggly. I give mine a cut after first flowering, keeping the wonderful seeds of course, and then always cut them into shape around end of September, well before any hint of a frost, maybe a tad later if it’s very warm. That said, I do lose a few, after our cold Winter this time, I have lost a few indeed.

I love Carnations and Roses as companion plants to Lavender. Carnations are easy, might need a bit of support, but just use twigs. Once you read about roses, and with some careful choices, they are easy to look after and give so much back. You don’t want any that get too tall. Or perhaps limit to two or three standard roses, underplanted with Lavenders and other things? You won’t need to bend down to prune then🤣

Edit, you could mix up Carnations (which can get tall) with lower growing Dianthus, smaller ans clove scented👍

Another idea, one that has worked well for me up at Mum’s, is to select some very colourful herbs to plant with your Lavenders. Rosemary, different Thymes, Sages, Chives, Fennel for a bit of height. There are some fabulous colourful herbs, Bronze Fennel, Tri colour Sage, etc….. they need similar care to Lavender, and of course you can cook with them😁 Sometimes it’s the contrasting foliage as well as colours that can look stunning, soft fennel, spiky rosemary and lavender, small bushy Thymes. Carnations in with these give that pop of colour and possible the best scent other than roses.

We have used the above company for plants before, had 100% success with every plant, so can recommend. 

Good luck with it. Like Brue, I am often seduced by those lovely French Lavenders, but they seldom last long in our weather. If you do go for herbs, DONT plant mint of any kind direct into ground, it’s an absolute thug and spreads like mad😱 I have a Chocolate mint, absolutely gorgeous scent and taste, but firmly in a pot!