Prune woody lavender plants now for a 'burst of new growth' in the summer
Lavender plants can live for up to 20 years but they can become woody when they're around six to eight years old.
Lavender plants can turn woody and leggy due to heavy soil and too much regular watering in the summer months.
Lavender plants can be trimmed at the end of summer after they have flowered.
However, if you've forgotten then it's best to wait until mid to late spring to give your lavenders a cut.
If your lavenders have turned woody and leggy, fear not, an expert has shared exactly how to revive your plant for a "burst of new growth".
Helen from Lavender World shared her tips for pruning woody lavender plants in a video.
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The gardening expert said spring is a good time to cut back woody lavender plants as they will produce new green growth come summer.
Helen's plant had a mixture of stems with no growth on and stems with some growth near the base.
Woody lavenders need to be approached with patience as different sections will need to be cut off throughout the year.
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She added: "Spring is a good time to be looking for these because you get the new green growth coming out at the base so you know that you can actually cut a lot of this woody lavender down."
When cutting back woody lavenders, the idea is to create a smaller plant that re-grows into a more compact shape. If any branches look dead, these can be removed.
After being cut back, the plant will look quite small and may need a year or two just to recover.
However, the pruning can be done in stages so some of the old growth can be left while you're waiting for the other parts of the plant to grow and fill out.
Helen reduced the size of her lavender plant by quite a bit but she said with summer on the way "it should have a burst of new growth and get nice and green".
She continued: "Just keep it trimmed and compact, give it a couple of years and it'll start to come back and look good."