How to Prune Lavender Bushes
Hardy, drought resistant and fragrant, lavender is a beautiful and useful addition to a garden. With proper pruning, lavender bushes can bloom again and again, giving years of beautiful purplish blooms. As an added benefit, they are remarkably easy to prune. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Do nothing during the first year after planting allowing the plant to grow and bush out. Do remove any dead branches or shoots.
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Prune back the top 6 inches of growth after the lavender finishes blooming in the autumn, depending on where you live.
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Prune the plant back each year. Do not cut below where there is green foliage back into the “older” wood.
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Prune to rejuvenate older bushes, which tend to develop a woody base by pruning the foliage back by approximately 1/3 in the spring. This will result in more bushy foliage.
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid pruning into older wood if you see there is no new growth on it. Doing so can prevent that branch from producing any future growth.
Clip stalks of blooming lavender and hang them upside drown in a cool dark area to dry. These can then be placed in your closets or made into sachets to bring the delicate scent of lavender into your home.
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I have trimmed off the stems and was I surprised how they all came back. I think this is the 3rd time this year Ihave had lavender tips. I planted my plants in a large container. It gets full sun from about 1:00pm to 5:00 pm. Doing really well. I'm just concerned about pruning. I just want to know how to get more fragrance. Glad I looked up google.
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HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A LAVENDER BUSH AND NOW AFTER ONE YEAR MY BUSH NEEDS PRUNING. THANK YOU GOOGLE FOR YOUR HELP.
