lavender care

Why Your Lavender Died After Spring Pruning—and How to Never Kill It Again

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Why Your Lavender Died After Spring Pruning—and How to Never Kill It Again

Cutting lavender down to bare wood in spring seems logical—until every plant dies by summer. Unlike typical perennials, lavender won’t regrow from old wood, and there’s a critical two-inch margin between thriving and fatal pruning mistakes.

Why Your Lavender Dies After Hard Pruning — And How to Prune It Right

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Why Your Lavender Dies After Hard Pruning — And How to Prune It Right

Lavender stems can’t regenerate from hardened wood—only green tissue can produce new growth. Pruning in April removes the very growth the plant spent winter preparing, almost guaranteeing failure. Master the two critical pruning windows and the one-third rule to keep your lavender lush and blooming.