How and When to Prune Lavender Plants

In this video I will show you how and when to prune lavender plants (and other herbs). Pruning lavender in the right way and at the right time will maximize lavender blooms.
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[@micahlouise9539]

I have five different varieties of lavendar. The French type is better in cosmetics/skin care and makes a lovely bath, just steep in a big pot and put into the bath. English type is better for culinary, I put it in my tea, with bergamot. Lavendar is one of my favorite plants!

[@joycemiller7908]

Are you growing bergamot, or purchase as an essential oil? Also, thank you for the ideas.

[@TDAEON]

Bergamot...mmmm!

[@micahlouise9539]

@@joycemiller7908 I am buying doTerra's Bergamot, it is the purest oil. Another option is to grow Bergamot mint, which is orange mint.

[@joycemiller7908]

@@micahlouise9539 oh, ok; I use that in my earl gray to bump it up a notch from double to triple bergamot. So a couple T spoons of lavender & a few drops of bergamot? Dry or fresh lavender make a difference?

[@freedomofreligion3248]

You even spell it the French way.

[@debbieg1305]

Lavender flowers are very tasty in lemonade. And the prunings can be laid in garden around veggies to keep pests away.👍🏻🙋🏼‍♀️

[@elsazamparelli1947]

Your show has so inspired me. Your approach is simple, clearly conveyed, and encouraging to start a garden. Thank you.

[@NextLevelGardening]

That's great! You're so welcome!

[@seventyfive1]

I can't believe 2 people gave this a thumbs down. This is a great video, thank you for uploading.

[@TerribleTim68]

So we have a couple lavender plants and I used a bunch to make my own lavender olive oil. It was amazing with some good sourdough bread. 😉

[@melindaroth5796]

HI BRIAN, I am learning to research your videos to specific veg., fruit, tree, and so on. I have been watching for years but we are slow learners. LOL 😄 it's finally sinking in. Great teachings. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Hubby is having so much success 🙌 THANK FATHER GOD IN JESUS NAME 🙏 🙌 ❤ You are a GOD SEND. LOVE YALL ❤

[@joycemiller7908]

Amen!

[@russgentert8086]

Hey Brian, thanks for the confirmation video. I've got 250 lavender plants that I distill into a hydrosol. We get one cutting a year around the second week in July. I think I've made every lavender growing mistake known but when and how to prune was one of the last things I got under control. Always enjoy your content.

[@Francina214]

Any chance of a quick note on how you make your hydrosol?

[@karenschwartz5209]

Haven't use lavender in recipes but I love walking by and brushing by it or the fragrance.

[@pjsviking]

WOW, thanks Brian! Great timing as am thinking it's getting to be that tine in zone 5a. You can read all you want but seeing someone so fearlessly go at it bolsters my trimming courage :O)

[@alysonbaker939]

I live in west central MN. Lavender here is treated as an annual, although, I had one plant come back 4 years in a row before a very cold winter, froze out the roots. I love the smell and the color but not so hot on the tea. I didn’t know how to prune any of the plants shared today so thank you for this video. I have marjoram, thyme and sage that do over winter, most winters. Good to see how to prune those plants. Thank you again.

[@christyw2010]

Love the perennial plant/ flower care!! I haven’t cut mine often enough! Great video! Felt your pain cutting the drip line! Been there! Thank you as always! 😊🪴

[@kath-phlox]

Yes I know, it's akin to dead heading roses and you cut a bud stem by mistake.

[@marie9244]

Hi from down under. Thank you for your advice. I put my harvested lavender in a pillow case, tie the end then bang the pillow case against a wall or fence. You then have the all the lavender bits to put into a organza bag for use.

[@joycemiller7908]

I have too much ADHD to create very many traditions, but one I love every year is going outside on Thanksgiving morning to harvest sage to saute with onions and celery for the turkey stuffing. The whole house starts smelling like Thanksgiving as soon as that sage hits the frying pan.

[@franzwaltenspuhl8892]

I love lavender blackberry champagne. And I had lavender crème brûlée that was tdf!

[@tracye1866]

I may be the only person on the planet that can't stand the smell of lavender. It's a pretty plant, but when my plumbago choked it out, I wasn't bothered. I love that you planted crocus in your herb garden, that is definitely something I will be adding for next season!

[@virginiaomalley]

I too can’t stand the smell of lavender in soaps and candles. It smells so artificial. But I do like the fresh lavender smell from my plants outdoors.

[@christinathompson9780]

@@virginiaomalleyI used to dislike it as well but it has grown on me. I now don’t absolutely love it by itself but definitely enjoy it with mint or other smells. But there definitely are artificial scents that disgust me still today.

[@andrewhammill6148]

Lavender is one of the ingredients in some Herbs de Provence mixes, (in North American blends). Rosemary, Savory, Thyme, Lavender, Basil and Oregano. Some include also: Marjoram, Tarragon and Bay Leaf. I'm currently two herbs away from making my own, (Marjoram and Savory). I may have to buy plants on those. Might be worth drying some out to make your own mix.

[@pennykehus2309]

Thanks for yet another great video. I had to take out an old, woody lavender, and will be putting in another. Because of your video I know how to care for the plant now, even in Zone 7. I like to use the lavender in soaps, and I give it to friends who are being creative with lavender.

[@victorialoveday9998]

I can imagine how delightful those herbs smell! I harvest mine for the kitchen and other projects. Thank you for this video..very timely. I need to do some pruning

[@AlejandroMS67]

The Goonies! Great shirt!! NEVER SAY DIE!!! I've watched a couple of Goonies documentaries recently, so a bit of your shirt in the thumbnail caught my eye...

[@mariap.894]

That was very therapeutic and very satisfying video. Thank you very much Brian. I learned a lot about pruning herbs 😊👍❤️ Regards to your family, maybe Emily will share her sourdough bread recipe soon??👋😁💜

[@GardenKatt]

Right on time. My spring is just getting warm enough and my lavender looks just as straggly. One of my goals this weekend is getting rhia done.

[@craighalle7892]

Excellent! I have never seen anything like this. I have wanted to grow lavender for years, but I was never able to. This is inspiring. May be my first time this year. THANKS. Oregano is also one of my favorite spices.

[@Elizabeth-mg6fp]

Thanks for teaching me! I love lavender and it's coming back this year so now I know how to trim it! I think it must smell like heaven in your plant bed there.

[@jackzampella5758]

Again prefect timing, Brian. I have a lavender plant in a large pot that I planted last year and I'm not sure if it made it through my N.J. winter. But I'll trim it back, give it a very, very light sprinkle of fertilizer and hope for the best. Thanks Brian.

[@northsidedork_3043]

Lavender lemonade is really tasty!

[@GLOBEISMYHOME]

It is out of this world.. sparkling refreshing

[@johnlord8337]

TIme to use all those branches, twigs, leaves and flowers into potpourri mix - and making lavendar jelly or a lavender vinegar oil salad dressing.

[@fabricdragon]

i would love to see what this looks like in a month! im up in zone 6b, and we have a hard time keeping mediteranean herbs going through our hard winters

[@richbishop7896]

I grow lavender just for the look of it with my roses. I'm in zone 5b Canada and prune it after it blooms in the fall. I don't get any woody growth that way. I grow the Munstead variety. Bonny

[@venidamcdaniel1913]

I appreciate your taking where we are in consideration. Being in 6. That is biggest peeve of mine with gardening channels. Great advice but what do I do here. You TRY to remember that.

[@teresajeffrey6165]

Very helpful. And especially since I also live in zone 9. Thank you.

[@playinthedirt4015]

Thanks for this! I have a lavender that is marginally hardy where I live (MN 4b) and I've been afraid to prune it, but it's a bit out of control and flops in the rain. I'm going to try trimming it down as soon as I start seeing growth 🤞

[@fabricdragon]

different lavenders are hardy to different zones. given that you are pushing the zone? i advise rooting some cuttings when you trim it! you have to trim them anyway, so... root some cuttings and keep them in pots inside until spring... just in case

[@supergran1702]

I am growing lavender for the first time. I intended to put it near my roses, but the ground is so very "clay-ey", that I put it in a pot. Zone 9b, So Cal. I have used lavender oil for decades. It's the best basic essencial oil. Very relaxing.

[@debkauzlarich7298]

Have trouble growing it in Chicago but I love it. I make a lavender lemon pana cotta that's delish! You just can't use too much lavender or it will taste like soap. I also put lavender flowers in a jar of sugar to make lavender sugar for tea.

[@getitright5863]

I grow lavender, love the look and use it both medically and like it as tea with chamomile.

[@kristymatthews7985]

I'm using Lavender this year in my raised bed near my tomato plants. I didn't realize they got that big 😮

[@valerieleung3639]

Enjoyed the pruning. Need to learn this. Love the herbs. Thank you

[@PlantObsessed]

I incorporate the lavender leaves into my Italian mix of ground shake spices.

[@karennakata8776]

Thank you. The exact video I needed to take care of my plants. Wasn’t sure how to do it.

[@Gkrissy]

It was helpful to see you prune your herbs now I am inspired to prune my oregano to get a full and round look.

[@lisadixon5356]

My daughter made these English lavender cookies and they were insanely delicious!

[@kindafoggy]

In Oregon the evergreen Grosso has run amock along the front west retaining wall because it doesn't like being pruned back hard to "mound". It likes to have a hole in the middle of big and woody branches like sagebrush on the prairie! Tried multiple pruning throughout the year. Tried once a year. Results are the same. Freestyle, all over the place branching. But you can't beat the fragrance and nice long stems for weaving in ribbon for sachets.

[@mtnriffraff68]

Very helpful video. Thank you.

[@colinrenfrew48]

Excellent video, as I’m a beginner!

[@pooniegray7835]

I just learned from a friend who raised exotic birds that herbs are good for the birds! 😍🤩

[@krismongerson1317]

We grow lavender for our bee hives. They love it!!

[@jessievaughn5467]

I love lavender. I make it into most of the tea blends i brew, and also in cookies.

[@hollyreilly4818]

Lavender butter cookies and herbs de province. I have also just broken off a sprig and tuck it behind my ear when working in the garden when the mosquitos are out. Love the smell.

[@rsmith2812]

I grow it and make tea mostly and just enjoy the aroma❤

[@GLOBEISMYHOME]

OK, my favorite use is for my home made.kombucha, where I mix lavander and lemon on my second fermentation turn

[@miller2762]

Great video and appreciate your advice on pruning the Lavendar. I did not one year and it got really woody. Live and Learn. Also, who hasn't accidentally cut drip lines when pruning back plants...lol

[@campeau29]

Lavender sprigs is great with roasted chicken, just use it same as fresh rosemary.

[@KimRichardsGilchrist]

I made lavender meade. It's good with a little lemon.

[@sandradeangelo1874]

Thank you for your video, it was exactly what I was looking for.

[@lillipeke]

Lavender in a little sachet put in your drawers smells delightful and in your closets.

[@olivemd]

I hate the taste of it, but I make lavender vinegar. I use this to clean with. I prune at least three times a year and like them as rounded shrubs.

[@mssavedin92]

I grow the munstead lavendar. Its awesome. I use mine medicinally. I have made a vodka based tincture...its very calming, or I make a tea decoction, also for the calming effects. I figure that because its truly a medicine, why not use it.

[@Abbybabby29]

I just bought the tiny herb type to grow with my veggies to attract more Bees

[@22trident45]

Excellent. I shared it with my wife - let's see what happens!

[@juselenascott6620]

I use lavendar for oil and salves. Occasionally in tea

[@miriantalbot6772]

Lot of yummy culinary herbs ...the luxury of living in sunny California ..here in New England we only have one chance!! bummer!!

[@christian5707]

For the life of me I can never keep any variety of lavender alive! I’ve tried so many methods… I love it so much I buy new plants every spring lol…

[@patkrueger7353]

I love lavender I have some that finally survived. I found it's home

[@phyllisbishop9099]

Hallo from South Australia. The lavender you are trimming we call Frenh lavender. It is hardy in our climate which is similar to yours

[@cbak1819]

Your a good prunnner😂 Thanks for sharing your time with us❤

[@Linda-dv9zt]

Excellent video! I live in northern Nj. I had a parsley plant that returned for about 2yrs. This year however it started turning yellow. I cut the plant down to the base hoping for new growth. No new growth ,to date . Should I assume the plant is done . Thanks for a very informative video. 🌱🌻🌞

[@goodnewsroasters714]

We harvest our lavender for our syrup for our coffee drinks!

[@TDAEON]

I leave the blooms for the bees. But yes, pruning is key esp in 9b here. I grow them because they are pretty. 😊

[@tt-of4xv]

Hey you should do trimming sessions vids with no talking only the sound of nature + FELCO

[@InspireInward]

How do you prevent weed/grass from growing on your garden or anywhere that doesn't have plants? It looks so clean!

[@Lewisiaable]

Your lavenders look amazing. I got lazy last year and my lavenders are all woody don’t know if I can save them 😔

[@-CBA-]

good content much love

[@edwinlopez8559]

Add lavender to earl grey tea. Even better as sun tea, iced.

[@coryofalltrades3568]

Yeah I know your pain having to fix irrigation, poked a hole in one of the main feeder line to one of my beds I still need to fix too, LOL.

[@lorettamaddox2700]

Good job

[@laurieanne9712]

Do you ever need to mulch your herbs? A layer of wood chips would really up the tidy!

[@DaDivaJustMe]

Thank youuuuuuu 😊

[@fabricdragon]

if you do miss pruning and it gets woody? i advise cutting pieces to root new cuttings, so IF your pruning ends up killing the parent plant? you have replacements

[@gardenlife7]

Thank you I have to prune mine. You may watch my gardens here. I have Lavender that is done blooming. And new lavender that has just grown big and will start sending shoots soon. And this would be their first time to bloom. Do you think I should prune the new ones ?

[@bonniefillmore9684]

Do you dehydrate your herbs for cooking or make any essential oils from them? I also see where some of them can be made into healing salves and tinctures. I heard you say that most of them will go to the chickens. Do the eggs change their flavor slightly if you feed them a large amount of any one herb?

[@NextLevelGardening]

I have never made essential oils but yes dehydrated them. It doesn't seem to change the taste of the eggs

[@sandraoconnor5700]

Really need smell-a-vision❤❤❤

[@julseabate4173]

WOW AWESOME!!!! thank you so much!!

[@randomrazr]

mmines really overgrown and i want to shorten it obviously but i would have to go "into the wood" . is it bad if i cut further?

[@ltac8194]

I know pruning is a necessary part of gardening but cutting the beautiful flowers is giving me anxiety. I bought two lavender plants in February and it's looking a mess. Thanks for the instructional video, now I must go outside and take a deep breath and cut cut cut.

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Sadly, a lot of people in my area don't grow lavender at all, because it gets infected so badly with Rosemary beetle. They say that it is not worth all of the work that getting rid of this pest will entail, just to try to grow lavender. Chrisolynopsis americana (although native to some regions of the Med, not the US at all,) was only first noticed in Cyprus in 2015.

[@Woof728]

I want to transplant my 3 lavender plants from the back of my home to the front. When is the best time of year to do that? (Thanks for your video!)

[@LeonorParra-x8o]

Hi Brian, I see that you have so much oregano to use for your cooking, do you mind sharing some with a neighbor?

[@justatitle]

I noticed one of my lavender stems in the pot seems to be drying. It Lacks luster. However, That same plant gets more wind. So I’ll have to move it. Do you know about the affects of wind on Lavender? Thank you. Your video was helpful.

[@maxruthwell]

Lavender ice cream!!!

[@rubietaseff8175]

What should I do if the Lavender is HUGE and there’s a big patch of woodiness in the middle? I’m in OH

[@marycoakley7596]

What are the lovely.white.pots.adjacent to the herb?

[@valcurtis5572]

I tend to leave ours as they attract lots of bees you don't seem to have any or are you trimming in the early evening when the bees have gone back to their hives ?

[@johnlord8337]

Lavender, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, balm, and parsley getting their Marine Corps hair cuts !

[@carolbeers4208]

Your small watering hise does it have watering holes if so where do you get it.

[@Miskim20]

I like it in hand soap and body lotion

[@suzanneuhl6245]

Hi Brian! My lavender is going nuts too... but it's my main pollinator so I'm leery off cutting too much. I'm thinking just cut the sides and keep the flowing growth in the middle (yes or no?) FYI: I'm same zone as you; lavender is dominating my only small pollinator garden area in my fenced in raised bed garden area

[@LoulousCorner]

I have a MASSIVE overgrown lavender bush in my garden, I'm not sure how old it is or how well maintained it was over the years, but there's a lot of wood. Will it kill the plant if i cut into the wood? Or is it best to just take it back as far as i can to the lowest regrowth points? It seems a shame to rip it out and start over, but damn! It got wild!

[@d3physiotherapist926]

Can u tell me indoor v.s out door lavender where I can get lavender plant with tht purple flower

[@ttjciluk]

Hi. I liked the pruning show you gave, have you ever grown more lavender from seeds?

[@brendahelmer9956]

My lavender's in a pot a plastic pot how much water should I put in my plant and should I put my plant terracotta pot please help me I cannot put it in the ground they don't allow it here where I live it has to stay in a pot