Lavender

I adore lavender, but my poor lavender plant has been around for 10 months and has barely grown at all. As tiny as it is, the foliage gives off a strong lavender scent if you touch it, but if I want to actually enjoy fresh lavender, I have to buy a bouquet at the farmer's market. Today I learned that lavender is in the same family as mint, and that there are a ton of different varieties, some of which grow into large bushes and others or which don't grow to be more than six to ten inches tall. The lavender I'm trying to grow is English lavender, but there are something like 40 varieties of English lavender, so I guess I should re-read the seed packet to learn the specific variety I'm growing and what I might be able to do better. I planted some more about 2 weeks ago, but lavender takes at least 35 days to germinate (last time it took around 60) so I have no idea how successful it will be yet. My guess is that, like everything in my garden, it won't get enough sun and it won't thrive. Hopefully PayPerPost will help me make back all the money I've blown on gardening supplies.