Lavendar

[ccbob]

So happy to see this board. Last year I planted lavendar and it's grown twice as tall as original. Now it looks a little a little scraggily. Should I prune it back now? If so, how far down should I cut? I see growth on all of the stems.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[DixieDreamer]

Lavender and russian sage (both woody perennials) really seem to do better with an aggressive "haircut" at the beginning of the growing season. It encourages new bushy growth. I generally just lop the plant off - leaving no more than 6 inches of the old growth on the plant. I do this with almost all my perennials plants - usually in the very early spring in anticipation of the spring emergence.

Happy gardening.

 

[ccbob]

Thanks so much. I'll get the shears out this afternoon.

 

[Mamu]

Dixie right a good hair-cut.

 

[shep]

I think I cut too much off of mine...hasn't been doing real well, about the same each year...