Lavender Bush

[woodelf]

What is the best way to trim a lavender bush, i.e. is it okay to trim it *hard*? Ta Muchly.

[boxtops]

We trim ours back hard to the woody bits, around Easter time each year. Flourishes well later in the year!

[landscaper2]

Depending on age, but the best time is mid to end August, shaping it into a 'heghog' mound, leaving some live growth. It will then re-sprout before the winter to give a nice neat plant thru winter.

[woodelf]

Thanks you guys, but two differing answers, but as it's nearly Easter do you think it's okay to go for that landscape?...like boxtops will do.

[Robinia]

I'm with landscaper on this one, I tidy mine after flowering and not too hard. Lavender really needs replacing about every 3 or 4 years, they go a bit too woody & sprawling.

[woodelf]

Thanks Robinia. So that's two to one for August, but how do you explain what Boxtops does?...they/he/she seem to have good results!

[Hawkwalk]

what landscaper has suggested is the best time to do it but not the only time it can be done. It is perfectly possible to do it the way boxtops suggests and still get good results this year. They will flower on fresh, same year foliage so you will still get the flowers.

[woodelf]

Thanks Hawk, that's the clincher!