Would I be mad to plant some lavandula hidcote now?

[Swaliswan]

I've just moved house and need to sort the front garden out (get rid of overgrown plants so that the wall ties can be re-done). In want to remove a choisya that has seen better days and is in a bad position (under a low-ish bay window) and replace it with some lavender plants. Do I need to wait until march/april or would I be OK ordering some plants now and just getting the front garden sorted?

Lavender is likely to suffer if planted in the Winter. I would plant it in a warm spell in Spring to give it the best chance of thriving.

Thanks. I'll hold off for now then. I may leave the choisya where it is for now unless it starts to get too rampant in the mean time.