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Pruning an inherited Lavender hedge

AcuwellAcuwell Posts: 87
in Problem solving

Hello, we moved into a new house in January in the Cotswolds. The last time we saw it the Lavender hedge was in full bloom, but appears not to have been pruned after flowering as all the dried flower heads are still present.  Do I prune it now or wait till later in the year?

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    You can do it now as long as no frost is forecast.  Cut off all the flowering stems going about an inch into the leafy bits at their base.  

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • AcuwellAcuwell Posts: 87

    Thank you. Is it just if no frost is forecast for a few days Or would it need longer?

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090

    Just a few days so any wounds heal before frost gets in and expands and breaks the cells open, thus enabling infection to enter.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • AcuwellAcuwell Posts: 87

    Thanks that's really useful.

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