Lavender is blooming everywhere right now!
People around me have ripped up their lawns and median strips (yours truly included, husband actually ripped them out after the final water bill) - and are planting all kinds of lavender, which attracts a lot of bees.
I have had no luck with them! I see them everywhere but they do not perform for me for some reason - I’ve lost all of mine except for one that is in a pot and it is not doing well. Have no idea what I am doing wrong - it is one of the few plants I struggle with - and I love lavender!
Will have to research it further as to growing conditions - my neighbors seem to have no problem growing it.
Getting advice from neighbors is a great idea. Also we learned last year there are about 8 varieties of lavendar. I would find out which variety they have or ask a local nursery. We liked the English lavender and had just a couple of spots where it would get enough sun and not too wet. They did great last year and we had tons of flowers for a first year. We cut both areas back yesterday.