Not sure if technique or problem question

Hi there
These are photos of my french lavender after a prune, l think that I may have lost a load of it as it seems woody and knarly near the bottom of the plant any thoughts? 🙂
Thanks
Carol

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These are photos of my french lavender after a prune, l think that I may have lost a load of it as it seems woody and knarly near the bottom of the plant any thoughts? 🙂
Thanks
Carol


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Chill will wake you, high and dry
You'll wonder why.
@josusa47
Hi thanks for your feedback, as it happens it was planted as a new plant in March lol so I've managed to do this in it's first year 😳😂
Thanks for the reassuring feedback, good to know 😊
The two central ones look a bit unkempt but happy, the bees love them.
The other ones which I have trimmed did reasonably well but they are fighting for space so going to relocate them.
Any advice around relocating newish lavender bushes as they enter their second year?
Thanks again
When you prune, you just need to remove all the spent flower stems back to their base and about an inch/2 to 3cms of the foliage stem. As has been said, they will get woody at the base and they will also get bigger year on year but keeping them trimmed will help them live a long time. Cuttings strike quite easily so you can always make more plants as insurance or to swap or give away.
Carol