Care for Lavender (Provence)

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Author Message   Shannonanne  My Weather My Time Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 08:34 pm EST :    Hi all! Newbie here. I planted some Provencal Lavender in my garden last year and I really don't know whether I should should prune it or not. It is kinda leggy, but it does have plenty of regrowth coming in toward the center. We had a terrible drought last year so I'm torn. I definitely want it to bloom again this year, so I don't want to do the wrong thing! Suggestions for growing strong beautiful lavender? Shannonanne - GA, Zone "7b"   Garden_spider  Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 09:18 am EST :    Lavender does not take kindly to pruning, so my advice would be caution. Any cut into woody stems will not grow back. If you don't care for the leggy look, you can prune to shape, but take care not to remove too much. Lavender is drought tolerant. It likes poor, alkaline soil with excellent drainage, and full sun. Some lavenders are compact in shape, some are not. But if your lavender is supposed to be compact, take a look at the growing conditions, especially the sunlight. Hope this helps! Garden_spider - Washington, Zone "USDA z7"   Shannonanne  My Weather My Time Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 11:26 am EST :    Thanks for the advice, Barbara! "First do no harm" has become my gardening motto! It *was* leggy but has filled in and now has plenty of flowers springing forth, so I think your advice was quite sound! I sorta like the "undone" garden look, so it is perfect. I think I may need to add some sand to the soil...we have very heavy clay soil here that many plants adore. I planted this one before I learned the important step of soil amending! I did add some compost (my neighbor is teaching me the compost ropes) and we also are getting more rain this year than the last two. It may be that this one just needed to get established in non-drought conditions...a trick here in north Georgia! Thanks again! :) Shannonanne - GA, Zone "7b"

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