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Lavender Platinum Blonde pruning advice & and when to clear up fallen leaves on lawn and bed

HotchocolateloverHotchocolatelover Posts: 68
in Problem solving
is it too late to prune this now it was planted few months ago from 5 litre pot. or does it need pruning if newly planted? also I have lots of leaves falling and covering my lawn and bed, should I clear this or leave them, if left does it damage grass, and for my bed does it act like a natural mulch which I still need to clear in spring. thanks

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It's best to clear leaves from lawns and from any small delicate plants that might be swamped.  For lawns a quick way is to mow on a high setting so that most of the leaves get picked up.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I would not prune the Lavender now, but wait until Spring.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The worms will take them down through the winter and lots of other creepy crawlies can shelter under them.  They may blow into a corner, good for small mammals to nest in. 
    lots of leaves here at the moment, they just seem to disappear later on.  Next month I will be spreading mulch on the top of everything. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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