found good video about lavender care and pruning on youtube, posted by Downderry Lavender. 10 yrs sounds quite a long time, maybe time to buy some new plants, there are so many lovely ones, visited Cotswold Lavender at Snowshill recently.
at 10 years old its coming to the end of its life. id take cuttings from non flowering new growth now and by next year they'll be big enough to flower and you can remove your old one and replace with your cuttings.
To my non-gardener's eye I thought my lavenders were looking pretty good earlier this year...
Believing that lavender can flower a second time if pruned after flowering I thought I was doing so well when I cut them back on 23rd August....
I've been wondering now why there has been no sign of a second flowering.
Today I checked a few UTube videos and it seems my method and (I think) my timing were both correct but that I have not cut back deep enough.
These are my plants today - the couple of flowers visible are ones I didn't cut back in August because I wanted to see how long they lasted without pruning!!
Closer view showing bare stems...
The shoots I left too long apparently and they've gone woody and remain bare.
My question is "Is it too late to cut back again? If so, would a hedgetrimmer do any harm as there is not enough bulk left to get a good handful like when I first pruned?
if I can cut back again should I expect a new flowering this year or not until next year?
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found good video about lavender care and pruning on youtube, posted by Downderry Lavender. 10 yrs sounds quite a long time, maybe time to buy some new plants, there are so many lovely ones, visited Cotswold Lavender at Snowshill recently.
at 10 years old its coming to the end of its life. id take cuttings from non flowering new growth now and by next year they'll be big enough to flower and you can remove your old one and replace with your cuttings.
To my non-gardener's eye I thought my lavenders were looking pretty good earlier this year...
Believing that lavender can flower a second time if pruned after flowering I thought I was doing so well when I cut them back on 23rd August....
I've been wondering now why there has been no sign of a second flowering.
Today I checked a few UTube videos and it seems my method and (I think) my timing were both correct but that I have not cut back deep enough.
These are my plants today - the couple of flowers visible are ones I didn't cut back in August because I wanted to see how long they lasted without pruning!!
Closer view showing bare stems...
The shoots I left too long apparently and they've gone woody and remain bare.
My question is "Is it too late to cut back again? If so, would a hedgetrimmer do any harm as there is not enough bulk left to get a good handful like when I first pruned?
if I can cut back again should I expect a new flowering this year or not until next year?