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[quote=Anonymous]A lot of mediterranean herbs - think lavender, thyme, rosemary - don't like really "rich" soil, which I think of as the kind you'd use to plant vegetables (one enhanced with compost, for example).  They like sandy, drier, well-draining mixes.  That said, I have rosemary, thyme, and lavender plants in pots that are doing really well - I used regular potting soil and just didn't add compost (I added compost to my raised vegetable beds). I water them less than I do the rest of my plants.

As for drainage, Virginia soil, for example, is known for being quite clay-ey.  Clay generally doesn't drain well - it retains moisture.  If that's what you have around your house, you'd be better off planting in pots or raised beds (which is why I use both).

Now isn't the time to try to find/plant lavender, although I've seen small plants for sale recently.  If you wait until late spring, you'll find it at any garden center.

Lavender can over-winter in this region, depending on how severe the weather is.  I had a large plant that survived several winters here, then succumbed last year.  I should have covered it (I had in a previous year).

And I should say that even my "large" plant wasn't really bush size - it wouldn't have worked really well near my front door.     [/quote]

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