Yep, that will keep it compact and stop it getting leggy!! Well done, hope you kept the flowers for pot pourri!!
Purple_Guinea_Pig
Yes, looks great. As they’re still quite small it was sensible not to cut them back too much and just remove the spent flowers. As they get bigger I would cut them back just a little more at this stage and in spring as well to stop them from becoming leggy.
CaptOrigami
Yes perfect! Don’t be afraid to keep them that small though in future. Older advice was to never cut into old wood but I’ve not found that to be the case after I had to renovate some plants that drowned under a leaky gutter last year. They’re much more resilient to hard pruning than people think.
I try and keep mine to about 9” or they get leggy and overgrown, which often means cutting back into old wood. However, you’ll see lots of tiny grey buds on the stem which you can still cut to!
I found this brilliant link a few years back and it really works well:
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Yep, that will keep it compact and stop it getting leggy!! Well done, hope you kept the flowers for pot pourri!!
Yes, looks great. As they’re still quite small it was sensible not to cut them back too much and just remove the spent flowers. As they get bigger I would cut them back just a little more at this stage and in spring as well to stop them from becoming leggy.
Yes perfect! Don’t be afraid to keep them that small though in future. Older advice was to never cut into old wood but I’ve not found that to be the case after I had to renovate some plants that drowned under a leaky gutter last year. They’re much more resilient to hard pruning than people think.
I try and keep mine to about 9” or they get leggy and overgrown, which often means cutting back into old wood. However, you’ll see lots of tiny grey buds on the stem which you can still cut to!
I found this brilliant link a few years back and it really works well:
https://www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/absolutely-best-way-prune-english-lavender-beautifully/
Best I trim mine today!
Can you do this later in season? Mine are still full of bees