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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[@debbieg1305]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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. 😉

[@lisaf568]

Brian, I have a huge lavender plant in a planter box about 3 feet off the ground and the bees absolutely love it. But my 15 year old Australian Sheppard mix will spend hours under it, it shades her and she loves the smell. She will come in covered in lavender! That is her happy spot in the yard. So I do not trim it much, just the spent flowers and in a few weeks there are more where those were.

[@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!

[@tiffanysdiy]

My kids love love love lavender honey ice cream and lavender lemonade. I also make butter cookies with a lemon lavender frosting.

[@karenschwartz5209]

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

[@TeamWishbone]

I use mine almost exclusively to make lavender Arnold Palmers. Half black iced tea, half lemonade. When brewing the tea, I add one teaspoon of lavender in a tea ball per bag of black tea. This will be my second season of growing, and it already looks like the harvest will be much bigger this year.

[@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.

[@limitedaxcess]

Lavender is an essential in true French herb de province. I'm jealous cause I've never been able to get it to grow for me and I've lived in several different zones. I'll try again this year and see if it's overheating over watering or something else. Thanks again for showing us how to love our gardens even more!

[@joycemiller7908]

Never give up; never surrender! (Just watched Galaxy Quest......again) Took me years to grow an edible brussel sprout! You haven't failed till you give up trying; you've just discovered what doesn't work. 🙂 You can do this!!

[@xs8372]

I have a hedge of Spanish lavender near my fruit trees and the pollinators love it. Dozens of bees on each mound

[@franzwaltenspuhl8892]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@irasemacalvillo6851]

Great video again! I love lavender!!! I have 2 new lavender plants and 2 that are 3 years old. And I'm always nervous to trim them but seeing you today you make it so simple. And the herbs...wow I'm doing this tomorrow morning 😅 Thanks

[@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.

[@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.

[@lesliee6721]

Fantastic video for reminding me to cut back my herbs. Your straight forward approach to teaching is so helpful for me to apply to my own garden. Thank you Brian.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you 😊

[@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.

[@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.

[@gardeningfishingjimw9364]

Thanks for the heads up on the Lavender pruning. I am on the South-East coast of Australia and my two Lavenders have gone total and utter nuts so I am heading out and pruning them right now. So thank you again Mate!! :)

[@phenixwars1]

I like seeing you actually cut things because when you said I'll cut it by 50% I was thinking just cut halfway down the leaf and then saw you cut it down right to the bottom and just left some green. I would've never thought that's what it meant. Great video 👍🏼👍🏼

[@go.love.glow.4388]

Mix some lavender in when you’re roasting pork and wow! It’s really remarkable. As well as in soups…it one of the French Herbs de Provence…used in most everything.

[@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.

[@lorinorris561]

I am glad I watched this video. I don't have any lavender but I do have several of the other herbs. Now I know how to trim them back as well. Thanks again Brian.

[@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)

[@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?

[@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.

[@GLOBEISMYHOME]

It is out of this world.. sparkling refreshing

[@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.

[@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

[@tesswagner895]

My lavender gets flattened by the snow every year😄 so it's a yearly prune in the spring. I don't particularly like the flavor either. Not all varieties are culinary, just certain ones. I dry the flowers. Too pretty not to dry. Good herbal video! Thanks Brian!💞

[@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.

[@karennakata8776]

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

[@getitright5863]

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

[@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

[@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...

[@valerieleung3639]

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

[@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.

[@teresajeffrey6165]

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

[@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.

[@sandradeangelo1874]

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

[@audreyfischer8662]

Thanks! Now I’m brave enough to trim my lavender❤

[@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

[@seventyfive1]

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

[@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.

[@momcat20]

I love the scent, and I also drink tea mixed with chamomile. Thanks for the info.

[@lynnmoore7438]

I use lavender for soap making, tea and dry flowers.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Brian. 🌷💚🙃

[@mtnriffraff68]

Very helpful video. Thank you.

[@terrycourtney8011]

Great video, I've learned allot, thanks

[@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??👋😁💜

[@carolbeers4208]

Have it for bees love it got it as gift thanks didn't know how to prune it.

[@jessievaughn5467]

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

[@jackiehorsley9263]

your video was good timing I started some lavender Indoors over the winter I am In the process of trying to transplant some outdoors I hope It does well for me I well definitely keep your tips In mind

[@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.

[@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.

[@lillipeke]

I just started to follow your videos. I'm learning your methods and they are so informative. I would like to see a video on how to prune basil please.

[@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

[@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

[@camicri4263]

I am yet to plant my garden! I want to create a flower bed in front of the house and raised beds in the back. Ugh, waiting for help it's not my favorite or forte. I would rather do it myself but right now it's not possible. I hope I will have a garden this year. Great video! Loved the close up to see exactly what you were doing! At the other house I left my rosemary to grow and could not prune it anymore, it was too woody. I tried one and had to take it out, it was in the wrong place anyway.

[@suecameron3124]

Thanks very much, very helpful..

[@user-gm9hi6lq8b]

Cool garden brother

[@julseabate4173]

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

[@northsidedork_3043]

Lavender lemonade is really tasty!

[@krismongerson1317]

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

[@colinrenfrew48]

Excellent video, as I’m a beginner!

[@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.

[@rsmith2812]

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

[@gardenfreshtotable]

Thank you for the tips on pruning your herbs, I was wondering why there have been no new videos on the homestead site?

[@lisadixon5356]

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

[@kristymatthews7985]

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

[@cbak1819]

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

[@pooniegray7835]

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

[@NewDimension7]

Yuhuu garden Lover Good Morning Awesome , thanks you for showing "Garden Tips". Yeay nice

[@DaDivaJustMe]

Thank youuuuuuu 😊

[@GBrown-nr2jn]

Love the Goonies shirt!

[@-CBA-]

good content much love

[@lorettamaddox2700]

Good job

[@GLOBEISMYHOME]

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

[@mlinden2505]

Lavender oil on the soles of your feet, helps you go to sleep (makes feet soft too). Love the flowers in scone batter too.

[@joycemiller7908]

Yes! I did lavender flower scones once for a tea party I was invited to and people liked them a lot! Thx for the foot idea, I can try that!

[@justinez6857]

You are well versed both in vegetable and flower gardening, perhaps you can help me with a dilemma? What do you think about planting rows of poppies between tomatoes? I am a patio gardener with a deer problem, and I would really like to grow poppies. The vegetable beds are the only area where I have deer protection. Thoughts? Appreciate your expertise :)

[@miriantalbot6772]

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

[@MrFooqair]

This reminds me of "Gotta be cruel to be kind!" I cut back a Lemon Balm almost to the ground and it's already half a foot tall in just 2 weeks.

[@bongivezi6892]

Hi thank you for this video, can you do a video on growing and care for lavender as well 🙏🙏

[@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

[@22trident45]

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

[@KimRichardsGilchrist]

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

[@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.

[@patkrueger7353]

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

[@PlantObsessed]

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

[@mlinden2505]

I'm from Astoria. Lovin' your shirt😂

[@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.

[@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 ?

[@Abbybabby29]

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

[@Lewisiaable]

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

[@juselenascott6620]

I use lavendar for oil and salves. Occasionally in tea

[@ttjciluk]

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