My lavender died when I didn't wade out through the snow to shake the snow off of the plant last year. It's a plant that cannot go without light for more than a day ... at least up here.
I'll plant lavender again, but it will be under one of the roses by the path to the woodshed. I have to shovel that path anyway, so it will be easy to shake the snow off of the plant.
Smiles,
Lyn