Soothingly fragrant lavender looks lovely in any landscape and is an ideal border addition for attracting beneficial pollinators to your yard. However, pruning is one maintenance task it’s best not to ...

Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season. The ...

Cut lavender back once a year for full growth each spring. Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot ...

Proper and timely pruning is essential to maintaining a gorgeous, thriving lavender plant. This yearly task helps prevent your plants from becoming leggy or overly woody and helps it maintain its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful flowering lavender. - weha/Shutterstock If winter has you worried about your lavender (Lavandula spp.), a smart fall trim ...

Lavender is a plant most everyone loves. Whether it’s the purple flowers, the fragrance, or even the images of a lavender harvest in French lavender fields, lavender is a loved plant. It’s also a ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...

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Lavender stands as an absolute garden favourite. Yet, it doesn't always bloom as abundantly and spectacularly as keen gardeners hope. This frequently stems from inadequate pruning or neglecting it ...