Leaning plant

Foxosimo · August 2018

Hi any suggestions on stopping the lavender plant lean into next door garden on the right hand side? I was going to tie it back to a fence post which is out of sight on the left side and in my garden? Am trying not to damage the plant etc.

Also should I prune a little from the top or the bottom of the lavender plant as it is presumably extra weight which is contributing to its tendency to lean over?

Borderline · August 2018

Your plant has got too leggy and is unstable now. Most likely facing that way, possibly due to where there is the most sun. Or you have some shade overhead.

I recommend you buy a new younger plant or start taking cuttings to raise new plants. Lavenders don't rejuvenate well once the base becomes woody. Tying it back or using some stakes will temporarily hold them upright for this season, but they will make your plant look unhappy because they have been growing that direction for so long you may cause them to rot by bunching them close together.

Foxosimo · August 2018

Ok thanks that's very helpful. What's likely to happen if I leave it as it is in that position?

Borderline · August 2018

They will just more or less stay like that and if you don’t cut your plants down over winter, they will dry up and stay the same angle.

Next year, after cutting down the flower stalks, you may find it very slender with fewer flower stalks. Basically, more elongated and even less shrubby around the base. Which is why you are better off with new plants. But make sure that spot has enough sun overhead. If not, the same issue may start again.

punkdoc · August 2018

Agree, I would replace that.

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