Deadheading lavender is a task that is not always seen as essential, but it does offer great benefits. It can prompt a second flush of flowers in some lavender varieties, keep the shrub looking neat and compact, and be part of helping ensure a great display of blooms year-on-year.
I worked at Hidcote Manor Garden in the UK during the early years of my professional gardening career. As well as being a world famous arts-and-crafts garden, it is also a name synonymous with lavender, in the form of the hugely popular Lavender 'Hidcote'.
