[mdjlucan]

Why is the Green foliage dieing back

[mumofstig]

The old, last year's, foliage does start to dry up and fall off - so in the end you have woody bare bottom stems with green leaves and flowers at the ends.

It's always worth giving them a prune at the end of summer to keep them tidy. Don't cut lower than the green leaves though, cos they won't re-sprout from old wood.
The bushes do usually have to be replaced every few years, if you want to keep them small and tidy

[mdjlucan]

I've  had them two years now got them from B and Q any id on this lavender

[Yorkie]

It's an English variety as opposed to a French variety.

Not sure beyond that.

[casper]

I grew English Lavemdar a few years ago and still going strong, I find when mine receive too much water they go a bit brown and strawish looking, I find when they are pushed under a shelter and soil kept dry they flourish again, the poorer and dryer the soil the better they seem to do

[jaydig]

They do eventually go woody even if you keep them pruned, but a few years ago I read that if you dig them up and then re-plant in a deeper hole, up to the level of the newer growth, it rejuvenates them. I tried it, and it worked, so I got a few more years out of the lavender bushes. I wonder if I buried myself up to my neck on the lotty it would rejuvenate me! (Not that I'm saying I've got a woody bottom.)

[grinling]

I've taken cuttings from mine and have 3 lovely new ones

[Goosegirl]

I've  had them two years now got them from B and Q any id on this lavender

It could be the variety called Hidcote as I bought a couple that have the deeper blue flowers like yours.

[Aunt Sally]

It looks a bit over watered to me.  Lavender likes it rather dry and sunny.

[brookieme]

It looks a bit over watered to me.  Lavender likes it rather dry and sunny.

Yes they like really dry conditions. I have lots here in Southern France and I hardly water them at all and it is very hot a lot of the time.

[Goosegirl]

Um - maybe that's the reason why one of my Been&Queued Hidcote lavenders died, whilst the other one barely hung on but is now getting going again though it lost its flowers. I've kept them dry but assume the waterers at the store just gave everything a good soak.

[mobilekat]

I always repot (if in a tub) with 50/50 grit and soil, and then treat them mean, they are much happier- bit like Olives. (Or chilis!)