I saw a tv programme a few months ago with some chap who had a lavender farm here in the
UK. He said that lavender should be cut back hard after flowering, and that it wasn't
true not to cut it back.

So, I cut mine back hard this year into the old wood, however it looks a bit ill right
now! I'll let you know next spring if hard cutting of lavender is a good idea or not!

Regards




"Rodger Whitlock" wrote in message
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One year, in late winter, these lavenders were cut back *very*
hard. Having imbibed the admonition "don't cut lavender back to
old wood" with my mother's milk, I was sure they were goners.

But to my intense surprise, the lavenders re-sprouted and grew
vigorously and well.

To every rule there is an exception.