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Old 05-08-2007, 02:44 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Untidy, unattractive Lavender plant.


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"'Mike'" writes:
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| Why not propagate new plants from this one?
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| 'Tear off' a healthy branch taking a 'heel' with it from the stem and stick
| it in a pot. Only needs to be a small branch of say a couple of inches. Take
| a dozen, some you win, some you don't :-)

Almost all of the woody labiates (sage, rosemary, thyme, winter savory,
lavender etc.) are much better propagated than pruned into old wood.
In the sprawling cases, layering is the best approach, but it is
tricky with the upright ones,


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.