I'm quite sure it was lavender and rosemary they talked about. Mine is a bit bare at the bottom and only three years old. Did try to strike cuttings last year but failed. Will try again. I thought the same was true for cotton lavender (not cutting into old woor) but saw that they cutt them back within an inch of its life at Kew and they sprouted back vigously.
I always had so much trouble with a cotton lavender that I dug it up in the end, if only I had known... I have an Artemisia that I would like to reduce a bit but I don't think that would grow back, or would it?
My apologies Swedeboy I was only half paying attention as I was doing something at the time. I always thought you could'nt cut into old wood with Lavender and am delighted to have learned now that you can if you bury it.
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I find a hard cut back for Lavander causes it to come back renewed
I'm quite sure it was lavender and rosemary they talked about. Mine is a bit bare at the bottom and only three years old. Did try to strike cuttings last year but failed. Will try again. I thought the same was true for cotton lavender (not cutting into old woor) but saw that they cutt them back within an inch of its life at Kew and they sprouted back vigously.
Night garden, I found a transcript from the show, under show more, and it seems like burying it does the trick.
Interesting idea swedboy - I'll take a look.
I always had so much trouble with a cotton lavender that I dug it up in the end, if only I had known... I have an Artemisia that I would like to reduce a bit but I don't think that would grow back, or would it?
My apologies Swedeboy I was only half paying attention as I was doing something at the time.
I always thought you could'nt cut into old wood with Lavender and am delighted to have learned now that you can if you bury it.
I decided to bury two scraggy lavenders a few years ago and now they are lovely bushes again
Verdun, how far do you cut it back; I think it is Powys Castle or v. similar.