St. Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is a weed here in the Pacific NW (I am constantly pulling it here in my Portland garden). You should be able to find it easily if you just take a walk. The defining quality of the plant is the leaves that when held up to light look as though someone has put pinholes in them (perforated them). The stems this time of year are reddish and there may still be some blooms showing. Be aware that this plant can become invasive.

Thank you Jen! I will get back to you shortly! :) :) Kim

Thank you NHBabs--you have sparked an idea for me. I have candytuft and perennial geraniums "St. Ola" and some purple variety growing on the opposite side of the walkway from the lavender and both seem to do well, so that is an option that might really work and would require minimal pruning as I only deadhead the candytuft if we are really droughty and it gets a lot of brown tips at once. I also have boxwoods, as do most of the houses around here, so I guess I was thinking of these as a backup in case I can't find something else--something with flowers or that will take less shearing/pruning. I love caryopteris and saw a lovely hedge-like planting of them at Longwood Gardens in PA, but both of the ones I planted here died in 3-4 years. Additionally, they were so incredibly late to leaf out in spring that I always had to spend a month wondering whether they had actually survived winter. I think that'll put me back to the same problem I have with the lavender--too much time spent looking bleh for the front walk, although I hope to have them again someday out back.

That sounds wonderful! I would appreciate it so much! I have tried to go online and find it also. Purchased some seeds, but they did not grow. :( Please let me know and I can send you something in return! Thank you in advance!