April is the 'perfect time' to start (Image: Getty) Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Planting lavender only for it to look a bit worse for wear isn't the best feeling, especially if it cost a fair bit - but this could be a sign that it needs pruning and it isn't too late to save it. If this has happened or you want to prevent this, there's some rules gardeners need to follow - or the plant could die. If your plant is looking untidy or frost-damage, now is the "perfect time" to prune the plant, according to an expert. The Mediterranean Gardener , who has more than 218,000 followers on
Instagram, posted a short on
YouTube describing how to prune lavender plants in spring. The expert said: "Pruning in spring will delay flowering slightly but in the end, you're going to get a better-shaped bush that will last longer." Read More Related Articles MSE issue passport warning urging people to apply online ahead of price hike Read More Related Articles Exact dates
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Scotland this April as weather maps turn white He explained that people who missed pruning their lavenders in late summer could instead prune them in mid to late spring adding: "No one wants lavender that's gone leggy or twiggy because you didn't prune in the right way at the right time. You can prune lavender as hard as you like, as long as you're not cutting into old wood and you leave some new growth beneath the cutting." The Mediterranean Gardener then showed viewers exactly where they should be cutting their lavenders. According to the Express , gardeners should be able to spot the difference between the old wood and the new wood quite easily with the old wood being brown in colour with almost white foliage where as the new growth will be bright green. The old wood will be brown with almost white foliage with the new growth being bright green (Image: Getty) Gardeners need to avoid the old wood when they're pruning and concentrate on the new growth with the plant expert suggesting chopping just above the old wood in the new growth. If you accidentally cut into old wood, the area might not re-grow and this could result in a total loss of the plant. If you are unsure, stay well within that new growth when you're pruning. Top Trending Stories Today Scotland to see non-stop snow Banish lawn moss and weeds 'in 7 days' Mum's 'stupid' Harry Potter baby names
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