Is your lavender looking leggy? Discover proven pruning techniques for lavender, santolina, and rosemary to restore their vigor and beauty.
After winter, Mediterranean shrubs like lavender, santolina, and rosemary—regardless of variety—often lose leaves from the base and along much of the branches, leaving just a colorful tuft at the tips.
Santolina rebounds well from old wood with severe pruning, but lavender is trickier.
New growth can emerge from bare wood if a small leaf remains at the tip to prompt a sap call.
A green lavender branch cut too short, stripping all leaves, will struggle to regrow.
Prevent this by pruning lavender, santolina, and rosemary at least twice a year—lightly and especially post-flowering. The result? Compact tufts, stunning shapes—rounded, neatly edged, or rustic—and thriving plants.
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