How to prune and grow lavender for beginners

Lee Burkhill shows you how to prune each type of lavender with ease in the garden. This lavender pruning guide will show you the easy steps to keep your plants looking amazing. The Garden Ninja Lee walks you through English and French lavender pruning and growing tips for creating the perfect lavender garden.

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Presented by Garden Ninja, Manchesters Garden Designer and blogger Lee Burkhill. He's an RHS Award-winning Chelsea garden designer and TV presenter on BBCs Garden Rescue with Charlie Dimmock.

[joannbaumann]

Finally someone who explains well and thorougly! Subbed.

[ingridvandenbrink]

Thank you for the good explanation .
I will follow you'r advise and I think that my lavender will not look zo wild anymore.

And...you have a cute dog.

[rocklobstah]

This is a really thorough video, I appreciate the clarification about frost hardiness between French and English lavender, and showing how not to cut back a young plant too much!

[rmedwards]

Another wicked tutorial Lee, easy steps done the ninja way you can't go wrong&with a cameo from Barry! 👏🏼👌

[KatesGarden]

Thanks for the great video! I’ve got some young english lavender that needs a pruning still. I keep this in mind!
Thanks again!

[Yinyanchant]

Perfect video, you covered all my questions thank you Lee 🤗

[quailhollow]

Thank you for this excellent information. By the way, your hedge looks amazing! I remember when you first planted it. ❤️

[lizhodge]

A very timely video Lee. I have just been pruning my English lavender this afternoon. I didn't get round to doing it when it stopped flowering, basically because it didn't seem to stop this Summer, it was only before Christmas when we got the cold snap that it went dormant. I made the most of the sunshine today before more rain arrived and I had a bit of a tidy up. Thankfully I did only take the top off the lavender as you said. I have had lavender plants for years now and it's only after a good few years that I replace them, they do eventually start to look woody and bare at the bottom. I use the trimmings for cuttings to replace the plants as they get old.

[janinew]

Thanks very much for doing this vlog. I have loads of English lavender in my front garden that was planted before I moved in. It's a new build, and I must admit the front garden was low in priority when I moved in 4 years ago. Last year was the first year that I actually had to trim it, cause its got so big nearly up to my thighs. I had to take hedge cutters to them. I probably did take off more than suggested, but it did start to grow again after I trimmed it, so at least I know I didn't kill it. It does look gorgeous when It's all flowering.

[paulpaul-tv]

Lee hows it going mate can you tell me the best hardy lavender to grow in my garden Nice strong smell thanks mate paul liverpool

[MyFocusVaries]

Thanks for the reminder! I left my lavender this fall because the bees and pollinators were all over it. Yesterday, I noticed the plants are looking scruffy, so it's time for their annual pruning. The other step I take on my larger plants is to feel around the edges to see if any of the outer branches have settled in the soil and are trying to root in. I cut those off as they really mess with the plant's shape.

[nozynoz]

Cheers very well explained, thank you.

[geralddiserens]

Thank you for some wonderful info. I have a wisteria tree and love the blossums and was wondering if it is wise and profitable to train some of the branches onto a trellis to extend the growth over the top of some other scrubs.

[tiffcat]

Happy New Year! Is this the year I become a gardener? 😊

[pinkcanoe]

You have a very attentive border terrier assistant although he does appear to be keeping an eye out for squirrels and other intruders. I will have to give my lavender some attention when it begins to warm up in a month or so.

[dar]

I have what I think is a French lavender plant. It’s October and the purple flowers are still in bloom but it’s getting quite unwieldy and woody. Should I cut it all back?!

[libelle]

Prune them is not my problem. I had a scaffold around my house and wasn't allowed into my garden since second week of last September. A video about 'How to find your lavenders and other plants and bulb-plants ' would be great 🙂

[stewiepantsoutdooradventui]

Can I grow lavender in a hanging basket

[janette]

Alot of mine are woody without any greenery what do I do with these ??😢 are they dead?

[tiffcat]

Careful Brits as N. Bucks iphone weather showing sub zeros next week and maybe even snow Thu ❤