Gardeners urged to stop pruning lavender this July and do this one quiet job instead for years of bigger, fuller blooms
Across the UK this July, gardeners are being urged to put down the secateurs just as lavender hits its purple peak. One small cutting job now quietly sets up far richer blooms next summer.
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