I've had to cut my lavender back because my dogs trampled it. I was afraid
they'd killed it, but cut it down to only a few inches hoping for a
recovery. Sure enough, it came back as strong as ever.

"SAS567" wrote in message
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Should I just cut off the spent blooms? How far down?

Is there any reason to cut plant back to the ground?

I trim off the spent blooms and my daughter uses them for all kinds of
craft
projects. Sometimes they will bloom again. If they do, I trim them again.
I've
never in 20 yrs. of growing lavender ever cut them back to the ground.
Sue in Mi. (zone 5)