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when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back
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Franz Heymann wrote in message ... "paul" wrote in message . .. when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back I cut mine very hard back to the lowest sign of new growth in the autumn. Franz Heymann yeah, don't cut any old wood. I cut mine pretty soon after the flowers finish. |
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"paul" wrote in message . .. when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back I cut mine very hard back to the lowest sign of new growth in the autumn. Franz Heymann |
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I think it is recommended that you trim off the dead flowers shortly after
flowering, and then cut back to the last sign of new growth in the autumn. -- Best wishes, Jeffery. This message has been scanned using Norton antivirus 2003 "Sid" wrote in message ... Franz Heymann wrote in message ... "paul" wrote in message . .. when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back I cut mine very hard back to the lowest sign of new growth in the autumn. Franz Heymann yeah, don't cut any old wood. I cut mine pretty soon after the flowers finish. |
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In article , Sid
writes Franz Heymann wrote in message ... "paul" wrote in message . .. when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back I cut mine very hard back to the lowest sign of new growth in the autumn. Franz Heymann yeah, don't cut any old wood. I cut mine pretty soon after the flowers finish. Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) O |
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In article , Ophelia
writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) I prune mine in spring, and make sure I always have at least one tiny green bud sprouting form the stem below where I cut. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) I prune mine in spring, and make sure I always have at least one tiny green bud sprouting form the stem below where I cut. Sounds good to me;)) Thanks Kay O |
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In article , Sid
writes Franz Heymann wrote in message ... "paul" wrote in message . .. when and how hard should a lavender be trimmed back I cut mine very hard back to the lowest sign of new growth in the autumn. Franz Heymann yeah, don't cut any old wood. I cut mine pretty soon after the flowers finish. Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Lavender
"Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) O |
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In article , Ophelia
writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) I prune mine in spring, and make sure I always have at least one tiny green bud sprouting form the stem below where I cut. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Lavender
"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... In article , Ophelia writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message Otoh, leaving the seedheads on till spring attracts flocks of goldfinches and gives them valuable food over the winter. Oh yes.. I like that much better:)) I just bought a lavender and so was reading this thread with interest:) I prune mine in spring, and make sure I always have at least one tiny green bud sprouting form the stem below where I cut. Sounds good to me;)) Thanks Kay O |
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