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Is this lavender dead?

yasmin.lascellesqm9lKM5oyasmin.lascellesqm9lKM5o Posts: 1
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Hi there. Our lavender appears to be completely woody. Is there anything we can do or is it dead? 

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  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    From the top picture I would say no, It does need a trim though. Don't go too far down into the woody parts or it will die. I would wait until end of the month in the event of frosts. 
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    My lavender has become very leggy and woody.  On one gardening programme they claimed that it will grow back from older woody stems so I have cut mine hard back and await the results.  Nothing lost if it doesn't work as I was planning to rip it out and plant new anyway.  It's been in about 9 years.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    You will already see tiny leaves along the lower parts of the twigs if it's going to sprout from there. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    I agree that the growing season hasn’t started yet so hang on. They look young enough to still be good. I have a couple of Lavenders about 15 years old that are very leggy - one might have seen its last Summer, and I will sadly have to pull it out, but I did cuttings last year so there will be new bushes elsewhere. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    Alive and not too bad. Just cut them back as much as you can, without going into the old wood (leave at least a centimeter of leafy growth on all branches).
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