We had 4 English lavender plants die last year. There wasn’t a lot of snow to cover them. I bought another one plant during last summer. It got established. In the late fall, I covered it with a plant cover. I held the cover in place with heavy bricks. I hope we have success. The area we have them in, is between a garage and a house. I think that the wind must whip through there. They do get good sun in the summer. Thank you for all of the information. I will watch to see if we experience too much wet and little sun like you did.