English Lavendars

[Alan]

I recently pruned my English lavendar plants and they have all died. Any ideas what I did wrong?

[David E. Ross]

When cutting any of the Lavandula species, always cut above the lowest living foliage. A bare stem will die back to its parent branch.

Also, lavenders prefer a relatively dry soil. When the demand for moisture is reduced because foliage has been reduced, cut back on watering. Otherwise, the plant might rot.

[Pennyaline]

How old were the plants?

How far back did you prune them?

Maybe they're not *quite* dead.