How and When to Prune Lavender Plants

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  • @hollyreilly4818
    @hollyreilly4818 Рік тому +12

    Lavender butter cookies and herbs de province. I have also just broken off a sprig and tuck it behind my ear when working in the garden when the mosquitos are out. Love the smell.

  • @micahlouise9539
    @micahlouise9539 Рік тому +65

    I have five different varieties of lavendar. The French type is better in cosmetics/skin care and makes a lovely bath, just steep in a big pot and put into the bath. English type is better for culinary, I put it in my tea, with bergamot. Lavendar is one of my favorite plants!

    • @joycemiller7908
      @joycemiller7908 Рік тому +1

      Are you growing bergamot, or purchase as an essential oil? Also, thank you for the ideas.

    • @TDAEON
      @TDAEON Рік тому +2

      Bergamot...mmmm!

    • @micahlouise9539
      @micahlouise9539 Рік тому +1

      @@joycemiller7908 I am buying doTerra's Bergamot, it is the purest oil. Another option is to grow Bergamot mint, which is orange mint.

    • @joycemiller7908
      @joycemiller7908 Рік тому +1

      @@micahlouise9539 oh, ok; I use that in my earl gray to bump it up a notch from double to triple bergamot. So a couple T spoons of lavender & a few drops of bergamot? Dry or fresh lavender make a difference?

    • @freedomofreligion3248
      @freedomofreligion3248 Рік тому

      You even spell it the French way.

  • @debbieg1305
    @debbieg1305 9 місяців тому +9

    Lavender flowers are very tasty in lemonade. And the prunings can be laid in garden around veggies to keep pests away.👍🏻🙋🏼‍♀️

  • @lisaf568
    @lisaf568 Рік тому +13

    Brian, I have a huge lavender plant in a planter box about 3 feet off the ground and the bees absolutely love it. But my 15 year old Australian Sheppard mix will spend hours under it, it shades her and she loves the smell. She will come in covered in lavender! That is her happy spot in the yard. So I do not trim it much, just the spent flowers and in a few weeks there are more where those were.

  • @tiffanysdiy
    @tiffanysdiy Рік тому +4

    My kids love love love lavender honey ice cream and lavender lemonade. I also make butter cookies with a lemon lavender frosting.

  • @TeamWishbone
    @TeamWishbone 8 місяців тому +2

    I use mine almost exclusively to make lavender Arnold Palmers. Half black iced tea, half lemonade. When brewing the tea, I add one teaspoon of lavender in a tea ball per bag of black tea. This will be my second season of growing, and it already looks like the harvest will be much bigger this year.

  • @TerribleTim68
    @TerribleTim68 Рік тому +14

    So we have a couple lavender plants and I used a bunch to make my own lavender olive oil. It was amazing with some good sourdough bread. 😉

  • @elsazamparelli1947
    @elsazamparelli1947 Рік тому +31

    Your show has so inspired me. Your approach is simple, clearly conveyed, and encouraging to start a garden. Thank you.

  • @seventyfive1
    @seventyfive1 7 місяців тому +5

    I can't believe 2 people gave this a thumbs down. This is a great video, thank you for uploading.

  • @franzwaltenspuhl8892
    @franzwaltenspuhl8892 Рік тому +3

    I love lavender blackberry champagne. And I had lavender crème brûlée that was tdf!

  • @melindaroth5796
    @melindaroth5796 Рік тому +7

    HI BRIAN, I am learning to research your videos to specific veg., fruit, tree, and so on. I have been watching for years but we are slow learners. LOL 😄 it's finally sinking in. Great teachings. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Hubby is having so much success 🙌 THANK FATHER GOD IN JESUS NAME 🙏 🙌 ❤ You are a GOD SEND. LOVE YALL ❤

  • @alysonbaker939
    @alysonbaker939 Рік тому +2

    I live in west central MN. Lavender here is treated as an annual, although, I had one plant come back 4 years in a row before a very cold winter, froze out the roots. I love the smell and the color but not so hot on the tea. I didn’t know how to prune any of the plants shared today so thank you for this video. I have marjoram, thyme and sage that do over winter, most winters. Good to see how to prune those plants. Thank you again.

  • @phenixwars1
    @phenixwars1 Рік тому +2

    I like seeing you actually cut things because when you said I'll cut it by 50% I was thinking just cut halfway down the leaf and then saw you cut it down right to the bottom and just left some green. I would've never thought that's what it meant. Great video 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @tracye1866
    @tracye1866 Рік тому +2

    I may be the only person on the planet that can't stand the smell of lavender. It's a pretty plant, but when my plumbago choked it out, I wasn't bothered. I love that you planted crocus in your herb garden, that is definitely something I will be adding for next season!

    • @virginiaomalley
      @virginiaomalley 8 місяців тому +1

      I too can’t stand the smell of lavender in soaps and candles. It smells so artificial. But I do like the fresh lavender smell from my plants outdoors.

    • @christinathompson9780
      @christinathompson9780 7 місяців тому

      @@virginiaomalleyI used to dislike it as well but it has grown on me. I now don’t absolutely love it by itself but definitely enjoy it with mint or other smells. But there definitely are artificial scents that disgust me still today.

  • @russgentert8086
    @russgentert8086 Рік тому +5

    Hey Brian, thanks for the confirmation video. I've got 250 lavender plants that I distill into a hydrosol. We get one cutting a year around the second week in July. I think I've made every lavender growing mistake known but when and how to prune was one of the last things I got under control. Always enjoy your content.

    • @Francina214
      @Francina214 Рік тому

      Any chance of a quick note on how you make your hydrosol?

  • @marie9244
    @marie9244 Рік тому +1

    Hi from down under. Thank you for your advice. I put my harvested lavender in a pillow case, tie the end then bang the pillow case against a wall or fence. You then have the all the lavender bits to put into a organza bag for use.

  • @go.love.glow.4388
    @go.love.glow.4388 9 місяців тому +2

    Mix some lavender in when you’re roasting pork and wow! It’s really remarkable. As well as in soups…it one of the French Herbs de Provence…used in most everything.

  • @karenschwartz5209
    @karenschwartz5209 Рік тому +5

    Haven't use lavender in recipes but I love walking by and brushing by it or the fragrance.

  • @limitedaxcess
    @limitedaxcess Рік тому +8

    Lavender is an essential in true French herb de province. I'm jealous cause I've never been able to get it to grow for me and I've lived in several different zones. I'll try again this year and see if it's overheating over watering or something else. Thanks again for showing us how to love our gardens even more!

    • @joycemiller7908
      @joycemiller7908 Рік тому +6

      Never give up; never surrender! (Just watched Galaxy Quest......again)
      Took me years to grow an edible brussel sprout! You haven't failed till you give up trying; you've just discovered what doesn't work. 🙂 You can do this!!

  • @northsidedork_3043
    @northsidedork_3043 Рік тому +1

    Lavender lemonade is really tasty!

  • @joycemiller7908
    @joycemiller7908 Рік тому +4

    I have too much ADHD to create very many traditions, but one I love every year is going outside on Thanksgiving morning to harvest sage to saute with onions and celery for the turkey stuffing. The whole house starts smelling like Thanksgiving as soon as that sage hits the frying pan.

  • @carolbeers4208
    @carolbeers4208 Рік тому +1

    Have it for bees love it got it as gift thanks didn't know how to prune it.

  • @tesswagner895
    @tesswagner895 Рік тому +1

    My lavender gets flattened by the snow every year😄 so it's a yearly prune in the spring. I don't particularly like the flavor either. Not all varieties are culinary, just certain ones. I dry the flowers. Too pretty not to dry. Good herbal video! Thanks Brian!💞

  • @lesliee6721
    @lesliee6721 Рік тому +8

    Fantastic video for reminding me to cut back my herbs. Your straight forward approach to teaching is so helpful for me to apply to my own garden. Thank you Brian.

  • @AlejandroMS67
    @AlejandroMS67 8 місяців тому +1

    The Goonies! Great shirt!! NEVER SAY DIE!!! I've watched a couple of Goonies documentaries recently, so a bit of your shirt in the thumbnail caught my eye...

  • @pjsviking
    @pjsviking Рік тому +5

    WOW, thanks Brian! Great timing as am thinking it's getting to be that tine in zone 5a. You can read all you want but seeing someone so fearlessly go at it bolsters my trimming courage :O)

  • @christyw2010
    @christyw2010 Рік тому +6

    Love the perennial plant/ flower care!! I haven’t cut mine often enough! Great video! Felt your pain cutting the drip line! Been there! Thank you as always! 😊🪴

    • @kath-phlox
      @kath-phlox Рік тому +2

      Yes I know, it's akin to dead heading roses and you cut a bud stem by mistake.

  • @gardeningfishingjimw9364
    @gardeningfishingjimw9364 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the heads up on the Lavender pruning. I am on the South-East coast of Australia and my two Lavenders have gone total and utter nuts so I am heading out and pruning them right now. So thank you again Mate!! :)

  • @irasemacalvillo6851
    @irasemacalvillo6851 Рік тому +3

    Great video again!
    I love lavender!!! I have 2 new lavender plants and 2 that are 3 years old. And I'm always nervous to trim them but seeing you today you make it so simple. And the herbs...wow I'm doing this tomorrow morning 😅
    Thanks

  • @GardenKatt
    @GardenKatt Рік тому

    Right on time. My spring is just getting warm enough and my lavender looks just as straggly. One of my goals this weekend is getting rhia done.

  • @supergran1702
    @supergran1702 Рік тому

    I am growing lavender for the first time. I intended to put it near my roses, but the ground is so very "clay-ey", that I put it in a pot. Zone 9b, So Cal. I have used lavender oil for decades. It's the best basic essencial oil. Very relaxing.

  • @victorialoveday9998
    @victorialoveday9998 Рік тому

    I can imagine how delightful those herbs smell! I harvest mine for the kitchen and other projects. Thank you for this video..very timely. I need to do some pruning

  • @pennykehus2309
    @pennykehus2309 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for yet another great video. I had to take out an old, woody lavender, and will be putting in another. Because of your video I know how to care for the plant now, even in Zone 7. I like to use the lavender in soaps, and I give it to friends who are being creative with lavender.

  • @andrewhammill6148
    @andrewhammill6148 Рік тому +5

    Lavender is one of the ingredients in some Herbs de Provence mixes, (in North American blends). Rosemary, Savory, Thyme, Lavender, Basil and Oregano. Some include also: Marjoram, Tarragon and Bay Leaf. I'm currently two herbs away from making my own, (Marjoram and Savory). I may have to buy plants on those. Might be worth drying some out to make your own mix.

  • @debkauzlarich7298
    @debkauzlarich7298 Рік тому

    Have trouble growing it in Chicago but I love it. I make a lavender lemon pana cotta that's delish! You just can't use too much lavender or it will taste like soap. I also put lavender flowers in a jar of sugar to make lavender sugar for tea.

  • @GLOBEISMYHOME
    @GLOBEISMYHOME Рік тому

    It is out of this world.. sparkling refreshing

  • @jackzampella5758
    @jackzampella5758 Рік тому +2

    Again prefect timing, Brian. I have a lavender plant in a large pot that I planted last year and I'm not sure if it made it through my N.J. winter. But I'll trim it back, give it a very, very light sprinkle of fertilizer and hope for the best. Thanks Brian.

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 Рік тому +3

    TIme to use all those branches, twigs, leaves and flowers into potpourri mix - and making lavendar jelly or a lavender vinegar oil salad dressing.

  • @craighalle7892
    @craighalle7892 Рік тому +2

    Excellent! I have never seen anything like this. I have wanted to grow lavender for years, but I was never able to. This is inspiring. May be my first time this year. THANKS. Oregano is also one of my favorite spices.

  • @Elizabeth-mg6fp
    @Elizabeth-mg6fp Рік тому

    Thanks for teaching me! I love lavender and it's coming back this year so now I know how to trim it! I think it must smell like heaven in your plant bed there.

  • @getitright5863
    @getitright5863 Рік тому +1

    I grow lavender, love the look and use it both medically and like it as tea with chamomile.

  • @audreyfischer8662
    @audreyfischer8662 Рік тому +1

    Thanks! Now I’m brave enough to trim my lavender❤

  • @lorinorris561
    @lorinorris561 Рік тому

    I am glad I watched this video. I don't have any lavender but I do have several of the other herbs. Now I know how to trim them back as well. Thanks again Brian.

  • @jeannineamos1178
    @jeannineamos1178 5 годин тому

    I love lavender. I have three french province and two are huge. And I am starting a munsted and would like to get several more. Also, a spanish lavender. Love them un soaps and lotion. They smell divine

  • @campeau29
    @campeau29 Рік тому +1

    Lavender sprigs is great with roasted chicken, just use it same as fresh rosemary.

  • @xs8372
    @xs8372 Рік тому +1

    I have a hedge of Spanish lavender near my fruit trees and the pollinators love it. Dozens of bees on each mound

  • @mariap.894
    @mariap.894 Рік тому +5

    That was very therapeutic and very satisfying video. Thank you very much Brian. I learned a lot about pruning herbs 😊👍❤️ Regards to your family, maybe Emily will share her sourdough bread recipe soon??👋😁💜

  • @pooniegray7835
    @pooniegray7835 Рік тому

    I just learned from a friend who raised exotic birds that herbs are good for the birds! 😍🤩

  • @lisadixon5356
    @lisadixon5356 Рік тому

    My daughter made these English lavender cookies and they were insanely delicious!

  • @kristymatthews7985
    @kristymatthews7985 Рік тому +1

    I'm using Lavender this year in my raised bed near my tomato plants. I didn't realize they got that big 😮

  • @playinthedirt4015
    @playinthedirt4015 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for this! I have a lavender that is marginally hardy where I live (MN 4b) and I've been afraid to prune it, but it's a bit out of control and flops in the rain. I'm going to try trimming it down as soon as I start seeing growth 🤞

    • @fabricdragon
      @fabricdragon Рік тому +1

      different lavenders are hardy to different zones. given that you are pushing the zone? i advise rooting some cuttings when you trim it! you have to trim them anyway, so... root some cuttings and keep them in pots inside until spring... just in case

  • @krismongerson1317
    @krismongerson1317 Рік тому

    We grow lavender for our bee hives. They love it!!

  • @MrFooqair
    @MrFooqair Рік тому

    This reminds me of "Gotta be cruel to be kind!" I cut back a Lemon Balm almost to the ground and it's already half a foot tall in just 2 weeks.

  • @rsmith2812
    @rsmith2812 Рік тому

    I grow it and make tea mostly and just enjoy the aroma❤

  • @valerieleung3639
    @valerieleung3639 Рік тому

    Enjoyed the pruning. Need to learn this. Love the herbs. Thank you

  • @jessievaughn5467
    @jessievaughn5467 Рік тому

    I love lavender. I make it into most of the tea blends i brew, and also in cookies.

  • @fabricdragon
    @fabricdragon Рік тому +2

    i would love to see what this looks like in a month! im up in zone 6b, and we have a hard time keeping mediteranean herbs going through our hard winters

  • @karennakata8776
    @karennakata8776 Рік тому

    Thank you. The exact video I needed to take care of my plants. Wasn’t sure how to do it.

  • @Gkrissy
    @Gkrissy Рік тому

    It was helpful to see you prune your herbs now I am inspired to prune my oregano to get a full and round look.

  • @PlantObsessed
    @PlantObsessed Рік тому

    I incorporate the lavender leaves into my Italian mix of ground shake spices.

  • @lynnmoore7438
    @lynnmoore7438 Рік тому +1

    I use lavender for soap making, tea and dry flowers.

  • @christian5707
    @christian5707 Рік тому

    For the life of me I can never keep any variety of lavender alive! I’ve tried so many methods… I love it so much I buy new plants every spring lol…

  • @venidamcdaniel1913
    @venidamcdaniel1913 Рік тому

    I appreciate your taking where we are in consideration. Being in 6. That is biggest peeve of mine with gardening channels. Great advice but what do I do here. You TRY to remember that.

  • @momcat20
    @momcat20 Рік тому

    I love the scent, and I also drink tea mixed with chamomile. Thanks for the info.

  • @richbishop7896
    @richbishop7896 Рік тому +1

    I grow lavender just for the look of it with my roses. I'm in zone 5b Canada and prune it after it blooms in the fall. I don't get any woody growth that way. I grow the Munstead variety. Bonny

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Brian. 🌷💚🙃

  • @teresajeffrey6165
    @teresajeffrey6165 11 місяців тому

    Very helpful. And especially since I also live in zone 9. Thank you.

  • @kindafoggy
    @kindafoggy Рік тому

    In Oregon the evergreen Grosso has run amock along the front west retaining wall because it doesn't like being pruned back hard to "mound". It likes to have a hole in the middle of big and woody branches like sagebrush on the prairie! Tried multiple pruning throughout the year. Tried once a year. Results are the same. Freestyle, all over the place branching. But you can't beat the fragrance and nice long stems for weaving in ribbon for sachets.

  • @mlinden2505
    @mlinden2505 Рік тому

    Lavender oil on the soles of your feet, helps you go to sleep (makes feet soft too). Love the flowers in scone batter too.

    • @joycemiller7908
      @joycemiller7908 Рік тому +1

      Yes! I did lavender flower scones once for a tea party I was invited to and people liked them a lot! Thx for the foot idea, I can try that!

  • @NewDimension7
    @NewDimension7 Рік тому

    Yuhuu garden Lover
    Good Morning
    Awesome , thanks you for showing "Garden Tips".
    Yeay nice

  • @miller2762
    @miller2762 Рік тому

    Great video and appreciate your advice on pruning the Lavendar. I did not one year and it got really woody. Live and Learn. Also, who hasn't accidentally cut drip lines when pruning back plants...lol

  • @sandradeangelo1874
    @sandradeangelo1874 Рік тому

    Thank you for your video, it was exactly what I was looking for.

  • @jackiehorsley9263
    @jackiehorsley9263 Рік тому

    your video was good timing I started some lavender Indoors over the winter I am In the process of trying to transplant some outdoors I hope It does well for me I well definitely keep your tips In mind

  • @lillipeke
    @lillipeke Рік тому

    I just started to follow your videos. I'm learning your methods and they are so informative.
    I would like to see a video on how to prune basil please.

  • @camicri4263
    @camicri4263 Рік тому

    I am yet to plant my garden! I want to create a flower bed in front of the house and raised beds in the back. Ugh, waiting for help it's not my favorite or forte. I would rather do it myself but right now it's not possible. I hope I will have a garden this year. Great video! Loved the close up to see exactly what you were doing! At the other house I left my rosemary to grow and could not prune it anymore, it was too woody. I tried one and had to take it out, it was in the wrong place anyway.

  • @mssavedin92
    @mssavedin92 Рік тому

    I grow the munstead lavendar. Its awesome. I use mine medicinally. I have made a vodka based tincture...its very calming, or I make a tea decoction, also for the calming effects. I figure that because its truly a medicine, why not use it.

  • @miriantalbot6772
    @miriantalbot6772 Рік тому

    Lot of yummy culinary herbs ...the luxury of living in sunny California ..here in New England we only have one chance!! bummer!!

  • @gardenlife7
    @gardenlife7 7 місяців тому

    Thank you I have to prune mine. You may watch my gardens here. I have Lavender that is done blooming. And new lavender that has just grown big and will start sending shoots soon. And this would be their first time to bloom. Do you think I should prune the new ones ?

  • @randomrazr
    @randomrazr Рік тому

    mmines really overgrown and i want to shorten it obviously but i would have to go "into the wood" . is it bad if i cut further?

  • @TDAEON
    @TDAEON Рік тому

    I leave the blooms for the bees. But yes, pruning is key esp in 9b here. I grow them because they are pretty. 😊

  • @cbak1819
    @cbak1819 Рік тому

    Your a good prunnner😂 Thanks for sharing your time with us❤

  • @justinez6857
    @justinez6857 Рік тому +1

    You are well versed both in vegetable and flower gardening, perhaps you can help me with a dilemma? What do you think about planting rows of poppies between tomatoes? I am a patio gardener with a deer problem, and I would really like to grow poppies. The vegetable beds are the only area where I have deer protection. Thoughts? Appreciate your expertise :)

  • @Linda-dv9zt
    @Linda-dv9zt 2 місяці тому

    Excellent video! I live in northern Nj. I had a parsley plant that returned for about 2yrs. This year however it started turning yellow. I cut the plant down to the base hoping for new growth. No new growth ,to date . Should I assume the plant is done . Thanks for a very informative video. 🌱🌻🌞

  • @mtnriffraff68
    @mtnriffraff68 4 місяці тому

    Very helpful video. Thank you.

  • @patkrueger7353
    @patkrueger7353 Рік тому

    I love lavender I have some that finally survived. I found it's home

  • @GLOBEISMYHOME
    @GLOBEISMYHOME Рік тому

    OK, my favorite use is for my home made.kombucha, where I mix lavander and lemon on my second fermentation turn

  • @gardenfreshtotable
    @gardenfreshtotable Рік тому

    Thank you for the tips on pruning your herbs, I was wondering why there have been no new videos on the homestead site?

  • @Mikethetuff
    @Mikethetuff 5 місяців тому

    Cool garden brother

  • @LoulousCorner
    @LoulousCorner Рік тому

    I have a MASSIVE overgrown lavender bush in my garden, I'm not sure how old it is or how well maintained it was over the years, but there's a lot of wood. Will it kill the plant if i cut into the wood? Or is it best to just take it back as far as i can to the lowest regrowth points? It seems a shame to rip it out and start over, but damn! It got wild!

  • @KimRichardsGilchrist
    @KimRichardsGilchrist Рік тому

    I made lavender meade. It's good with a little lemon.

  • @christinerweikle3935
    @christinerweikle3935 4 місяці тому

    herb de provence is wonderful on veg an chicken There are many herbs (and spices) that can collectively be called herbes de Provence, but the basic recipe includes fennel, marjoram, rosemary, tarragon, and thyme. Other recipes include (or omit) basil, parsley, bay leaves, savory, chervil, sage, oregano, mint, and lavender.

  • @marys9554
    @marys9554 Рік тому

    I just planted my very first French lavender plant this spring. It is taking on a paler look now, and flowering has slowed way down. I don’t see new growth like shown in yours. Should I wait until next summer to cut back? I thought I could help pep it up a little, but I surely don’t want to harm it. Any advice would be appreciated. I’m in zone 7. New Jersey. Cold winters. 😂

  • @colinrenfrew48
    @colinrenfrew48 Рік тому

    Excellent video, as I’m a beginner!

  • @suecameron3124
    @suecameron3124 Рік тому

    Thanks very much, very helpful..

  • @juselenascott6620
    @juselenascott6620 Рік тому

    I use lavendar for oil and salves. Occasionally in tea

  • @olivemd
    @olivemd Рік тому +1

    I hate the taste of it, but I make lavender vinegar. I use this to clean with. I prune at least three times a year and like them as rounded shrubs.

  • @22trident45
    @22trident45 Рік тому

    Excellent. I shared it with my wife - let's see what happens!

  • @terrycourtney8011
    @terrycourtney8011 Рік тому

    Great video, I've learned allot, thanks

  • @Gracie0229
    @Gracie0229 Рік тому

    I just bought the tiny herb type to grow with my veggies to attract more Bees

  • @fabricdragon
    @fabricdragon Рік тому

    if you do miss pruning and it gets woody? i advise cutting pieces to root new cuttings, so IF your pruning ends up killing the parent plant? you have replacements