Monty Don shares 'best' time to prune lavender to make plant last longer
dailyrecord.co.ukLavender is a stunning addition to any garden - it looks great, smells amazing and is fairly easy to maintain year after year.
But the plants need a little bit of work every now and then in order to keep them looking their best, and not pruning them enough can mean they end up looking 'woody and leggy'.That's according to gardening expert Monty Don, who recently told fans in his newsletter about the 'best' time to prune the fragrant plant to keep them looking good before the winter hits.
He said that the plants should be cut each year before the weather gets colder, so that they can re-grow a little, the Express reports.
Monty wrote: “To avoid woody, leggy plants, lavender should be pruned every year. The best time to do this is as soon as the flowers start to fade.“Depending on the variety, this can be anytime between mid-summer and the end of August.“But do not wait for the seed heads to form or the flowers to turn brown as you want to allow the maximum amount of time for regrowth before winter.”Gardeners should cut back hard to ensure their lavender is a good contact shape, not forgetting to leave some new shoots on each stem.This is because lavender will often not regrow from bare wood.
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