TIL pruning lavender in autumn helps spring flowers

Trimming my lavender plants last fall got them much bushier with more blooms this season.

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the_alice7mo ago

But wait, isn't fall pruning risky for lavender? I was told that if you cut it back before winter, the fresh cuts can get damaged by frost. Mine always bounce back better with a light trim in early spring instead.

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sethp267mo ago

Alice, how bad was the frost damage after fall pruning?

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lewis.barbara7mo ago

Yeah, totally agree with that. I tried fall pruning once and lost like half my lavender over winter. Now I just do a quick tidy up in spring and it comes back way stronger.

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