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Lavender and Acer's

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  • 19-05-2010 10:27am
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    Andrew33
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    Hi all, 2 different questions!

    When can I prune lavender back? Its just starting to flower now so I'm not going to cut it yet but mine is gone quite woody and big, also, how hard can I cut it back without killing it?

    Japanese Maple, will it do ok in a large pot? I have a large glazed ceramic pot (2'6" diameter X 2'6" high) just looking for something nice to be planted in it.
    I had a Cordaline in it but the harsh winter killed it!

    Thanks for any help.


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    Skrynesaver
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    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Hi all, 2 different questions!

    When can I prune lavender back? Its just starting to flower now so I'm not going to cut it yet but mine is gone quite woody and big, also, how hard can I cut it back without killing it?
    You can cut it back after flowering, don't leave it until to late in the autumn as an early frost will damage new growth.
    you can go back to the green growth, but it is hard to get Lavendar to bud on woody tissue.
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Japanese Maple, will it do ok in a large pot? I have a large glazed ceramic pot (2'6" diameter X 2'6" high) just looking for something nice to be planted in it.
    I had a Cordaline in it but the harsh winter killed it!

    Thanks for any help.

    It will love a large pot


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    Andrew33
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    Thank ya kindly:)


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    goat2
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    Skrynesaver wrote: »
    You can cut it back after flowering, don't leave it until to late in the autumn as an early frost will damage new growth.
    you can go back to the green growth, but it is hard to get Lavendar to bud on woody tissue.



    It will love a large pot

    this is my first year putting in lavender, it is now flowering, had not known it flowered this early, i will be keeping and drying flowers as they fade off, i know very little of this plant, only that it is very beneficial to all in a calming way


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