Preparing Lavender for Winter/Spring (and bonus Santolina)

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Thank you Rosy a great informative video. I was fairly brave on cutting my lavender, but I need to be more so. With your video I feel prepared to go the extra mile. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@pozzee2809]

Thank you so very much for this information I have always been afraid to cut into the woody stuff. I am a new gardener 😬😬

[@carolynclark8780]

It's very helpful to see the in-garden demonstrations of how to prune. Heading out to my garden now to practice what I've learned. Thanks, Rosy.

[@LeighRushOlson]

Thank you so much for this well-done educational video. I feel more confident now to prune my lavender. I was nervous about ruining it until I watched your video. Cheers lovely lady!

[@Cheeky351]

I have always replaced my Lavender and Salvias every three to four years , Good to know that doesn’t have to be the case. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.

[@marionleslie1895]

Thank you so much for an absolute Masterclass on how to prune lavender. Love all your videos🍁

[@juliamorcher5185]

Thank you Rosy, very clear demonstration. I need to stop being a wimp and get stuck in.

[@majaber1]

Thanks a million Rosie...just what I needed to know about my lavender.

[@grahamthomas411]

WOW. NOW three thousand great information plus timely tips thanks for your time and help 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@monikabarry6509]

Thank you, so useful!

[@ThePigeonParadox]

"...as I've seen in numerous people's gardens..." *glances at my lavender* >.>

[@DottyGran247]

Great info as always, thank you x

[@trochetiaboutic5278]

Thank you Rosy very useful information, I was worried for my lavender plant & now I know the way how to better prune it thank you

[@janinetaylor233]

I thought pruning lavender like this was an August job. Good to know you can do it in October too. When would you consider it too late in the year to cut back like this, please?

[@tanni2345]

Thank you Rosy for the very informative video. Can you please do a video on your favourite garden tools and the essential ones that every gardener should have.

[@mollypitcher9380]

I was just going to ask What, specifically, is the tool you are using in this video.

[@happyharry7331]

Thank you for this I had just trimmed my lavender two weeks ago but defnetley need to do the second trim,

[@jetterasmussen6577]

Thank you for this video. I never knew that it was safe, and a good idea to prune prepping for winter too.

[@yungee3921]

Thank you. I have newish 'non woody' lavender which I want to prune but thought I'd left it a bit late in the year but seeing as you posted this time last year and were wearing a big coat, I reckon I'll be OK if I do it at the weekend. Much appreciated, your video is very informative, I'll be merciless!

[@martinp5215]

Brilliant ! I know where I have been going wrong, Thanks Rosy

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Thank you Rosy, l'm fairly good with lavender but most interested to see you working on the Santolina. Another very informative video 😊👍

[@helenallsebrook6323]

Thanks Cameron and Rosy! I’ll be cracking on with this over the weekend.

[@helenallsebrook6323]

I have a pair of those snips. Really good but keep catching my thumb in the buffer zone. I’ve always wondered about how best to prune santolina. Thank you 🙏

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Omg thank you. I've done my lavender so wrong 😢, at least I'll know what to do from now on.

[@Greeny22]

Wonderful.

[@janettecoles967]

Great video Rosy, thank you. My Santolina is going to have a hair cut this weekend!

[@harvindersinghuppal2162]

Thanks Rosie ..no sticky plaster pruning for me 👌(the perils of wearing a down jacket when in the garden near spiky stuff!

[@esparker23]

Thank you! 💓💓

[@pamvince3279]

I found this most useful as I also have santolina that is getting very large and needs to be cut right back. I have a large area and have used my hedge trimmer to cut it back but I really like your long nosed pruners. I think they will also be good for deadheading throughout the summer growing season for my other shrubs. Can you please recommend a make and size for the ones you are using in this video please

[@zeuskarpaw8855]

Nice sharing💯💯 Subscribed and big like👍👍 have a nice day👌

[@Goldstarvideo67]

Do you prune your lavender again in spring? Or is this a "once a year" strategy?

[@sandralangford1278]

Help, I planted my lavender hedge in early September so it’s been in the ground for 2 months. It is now November should I cut it back now or wait to early spring to make them more established? Many thanks

[@janeen1933]

What if I pruned my lavender in the fall the first way you showed (just a slight trim). Is it okay to do it the correct way you demonstrated- now that it is March? Or is it too late to trim more vigorously now that it’s almost spring again. Or does it all have to be done once/year.

[@ellie.l6585]

Hi Rosey, thanks for your great videos. I recently moved into a house with lots of very woody unpruned Lavender. I pruned down to new spring growth but am I stuck with all that old wood now? If I prune low in autumn will I lose them? Thank you.

[@juliashearer7842]

Watching and very much enjoying your videos but I disagree with this method of pruning. I leave more of the plant overwinter because it is structural and evergreen and then in spring I cut back as far down as possible to keep compact. I prefer to have something to look at overwinter. 😊

[@eileenmullinaux9057]

I am in the California heat and have survived the last heatwave, but 2 of my Phenomenal varietals look like they caught root rot. I water twice a week, very little each time, but looks like too much. Any way to save the plant without removing it from the ground? Most of the branches have gone grey, but aren't yet dry.

[@Heatherhigleydrums]

How do you approach pruning of you would like the hedge to be fairly tall? Do you then just allow it to get woody for a while?

[@patdelaney191]

New subscriber here. Cheers 😊👍

[@Sadidesifamily]

I was away in October so couldn't cut back my lavender. It's been soo cold in Scotland I haven't gone out much should I prune it back now when we're in winter?

[@luvsabeach7952]

I just have a small pot of lavender, will I cut it down like that too?

[@garyswanson5272]

When's best month to cut my lavender back?

[@Mortthemoose]

Hi. It would be helpful to say whereabouts you are in the uk. eg.. it's mid Sep here at 56°N in Perthshire, Scotland, and the bees are still on the Lavender flowers, so I wouldn't want to prune them. Whilst England and Wales have had a non stop heatwave this year (2022), it been raining non stop for weeks here. The flowers from other plants have literally been battered to death by this year's heavy rain, so there's not many flowers for the bees, butterflies and other insects. Pruning is a difficult one, if you are growing to help wildlife. They need seedheads, shelter, and nectar. My Lavender is usually a favourite shelter for Toads to hide under. Thank you anyway...Most videos on Lavender forbid cutting into older wood, but I select 1-2 bits every year to prune hard, and the bush is still looking good. It's now about 13 years old.

[@BRBDonna]

Thanks for video. What shoes are those? I love them!

[@pozzee2809]

When is it too early or too late to do the trim? I live in zone 8 Lower Mainland BC, Canada

[@aaronbaker8077]

Can this method be used on the curry plant and Perovskia too?

[@KishorTwist]

I prefer to trim it in early spring 🤫

[@chasjm21]

Was this pruning done in September?

[@RosyHardyGardening]

Yes, would have been right at the end of September a week or two before this video was posted :)

[@juliusviverette7337]

Why not get a basket or wheel barrow..Rather than throw it on the ground ..