<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Lavender Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:07:20 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Three kitchen scraps will help lavender plants 'flower more' and grow healthier]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2189200_1.jpg"/><br><br>Lavender plants can be encouraged to grow healthier and flower more when given a nutrient boost from three natural kitchen scraps.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Angela Patrone,Vita Molyneux]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Kitchen, Coffee, Lavender, Garden, Gardening, Lavender plants, kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, banana peels</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2189200_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lavender is a must-have in gardens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2189200_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lavender is a must-have in gardens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavender will be 'stronger and last for years' if gardeners do 1 last-chance task now]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2188660_1.jpg"/><br><br>Lavender will go leggy and wild without proper care after the last flowering season. 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March.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Angela Patrone]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Lavender, Pruning, Gardening, how to grow lavender, how to grow more lavender flowers, how to prune lavender, lavender pruning, when to prune lavender, can i prune lavender in march, how to make lavender bloom more, how to make lavender flower more</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2184904_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lavender will reward you with ‘lots of flowers’ if you do 1 thing before the end of March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2184904_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description 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