The intermediate lavendins (Grosso, Provence) will do well in zone 5-6 and are large bushes with heavy production. Provence is my favorite for soaps and sachets but is not appropriate for dried arrangements (the buds "blast" off the stems with a slight touch once the stems are completely dry, the color fades to a silver gray-blue). Grosso has a darker flower color, and sharper/stronger scent, and will hold to the stem once its dried for floral arrangements. Any of the English varieties will suit for zone 5 as well. The stems are shorter and the flower heads smaller than the intermediate varieties but you have a great choice of flower color. I've done some nice package tags of dried lavenders in a array from dark purple (hidcote) to blue (munstead) to pink-white (Jean davis). I use these little floral package tags in place of bows. None of these lavenders will make it through the winter if placed in an area where water pools. Make sure you have good drainage and direct sun of >6 hours when you place your lavenders. I'd recommend getting plant plugs. Seed germination for lavenders is low and you will not get Provence or Grosso from seed. Also, you will not get "true" hidcote from seed.

Find a grouping of pillows that has them all: Two print (you can use pin dot, stripe, floral, plaid, check, paisley, etc) to have two pillows of coordinating colors and then find a solid that has one of the colors in it. Use them as a grouping, one on either end of the sofa. Put the cute little cubby pillow back on the chair. It's too cute not to have a home with you. Have you been to Home Goods, Dillards, TJMaxx, Marshall, Stein-Mart in search of the much-needed pillows. Have you been to Tuesday Morning? Tuesday Morning has great goods and great prices. I got my sisal rugs for the kitchen and breakfast room at Tuesday Morning, $100 for the 6 x 9 and $125 for the 9 x 12. Granted you will not find that everyday every time you walk in Tuesday Morning but be vigilant and also look at Home Goods and TJMaxx for good rug deals. These stores are treasure hunts. I have rugs that either I got or my father got in the ME that I use in my other rooms and in my DR, I have placed a sisal over the rug to give layering and texture and to protect the nice rug from dropped food (grown men eat in that room and you know they are worse than children about dropping food). I would keep the rug you have and use a bigger sisal or jute rug under it, giving it a layered look. You can get a larger rug in sisal or jute on which to place the sofa, etc., and then place the rug you have askew over that. You need a low, bunchy floral arrangement for the table. Look at Stein-Mart for that. Floral arrangements at Michaels and Hobby Lobby are too expensive unless you find the items on sale and make them yourself. Place it on a serving tray of some kind. If you have a silver tray or a mirrored tray, a tortoise tray, etc, that will be fine. Find a cute box to place on the same tray to hold the remote controls and a medium tall candy dish to hod various colors of M&Ms or candy or even get am apothecary jar to fill with potpourri of pretty colors. If you do not have an apothecary jar or a cute box, go to a flea market. It might take 3-4 different ones before you find what you want but you will. You might also find what you want at TJ'Maxx or Target. Home Goods should certainly have anything you want or need. Just hit them at the day they have your colors. Just get one shiny thing (maybe a chrome or silver, brass box to hold the remote; get something glass and open like a candy jar and something floral-like and maybe have the tray of a lacquered material in a more masculine look). You need the masculine versus feminine in that room because of the sofa, the rugs and the chest-come-cocktail table. It is going to be a great room!

Edited to change name of first plant: Pulmonaria thalictroides 'Snowball' Love this long blooming spring ephemeral. Can't remember if this is rockcress or something else. Lilacs are partially open. Sunshine tomorrow so expect them to open and fill the air with their delightful aroma. Peonies and clematis are budding. So it begins.

Weird, when I view this post in my email, floral is tagged for best answer, ( even tho I gave the scientific name😭), but here nothing. I'm just wondering if an actual person, or a bot is handling the situation? And if it is a person, just how knowledgeable are they. really? Of course this 'best answer ' nonsense is stupid and breaks up the continuity. Like we can't determine the best answer ourselves? Maybe they can use that format in a new forum called 'newbie name that plant'? Hello, Best Answer Person, if you exist, we'd like to talk to you. Making false claims, by throwing science out the window is not cool. To be fair. there are species of polygonum that aren't listed on bonap of which this could be one of those, hard to get photos and material to work with. Thoughts?