[Mrs.Veg]

Any idea why my lavender is always a bit sparse and leggy?  I've got some in full sun, some in partial, but makes no odds.  I really want it to look strong and bushy this year, any tips?

[ziggywigs]

You need to prune lavender  year to ensure that it doesn't go leggy.

Plants should be pruned immediately after flowering and then again in the spring cut back not only the flower stem, but also about a third of the gray-leaved stems as well. If the plant has been neglected, it can be cut back further, but avoid pruning back so far that only woody stems with no leaves are showing. A plant pruned into the wood may push out latent (sleeping) buds or it may die.

Pruning is necessary to extend the life of the plant. As Lavender's natural habit is to spread outwards by growing leggy and then falling out wards leaving a bare middle.  If it's bare in the middle try piling soil in there it might send up more shoots to fill the gap.

[Eristic]

Just take cuttings and replace. easy

[Mrs.Veg]

Ta very much, will do as suggested.

[muntjac]

if it has a hole in the midle like wot mine did  use a piece plastic fencing material  cut to hieght and run it round tight on the plant n peg down with a couple stakes

[Annie]

I had onelike this last year and someone told me to dig it out,enlarge the hole and replant so that the bere leggy bits are covered you end up with several smaller plants that you can seperate without the bother of cuttigs.It worked for me and the resulting plants grew well.

[Clodagh & Dick]

Cut it back hard after flowering and again if necessary in March when it starts to sprout.