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Trim away dead or damaged parts in spring. If you live in a place with heavy snows and harsh weather, your lavender bush is likely to lose a few branches over the winter. Examine the shrub in early spring, before it begins producing new shoots. Remove any broken or rotting branches to make way for new growth.
Try your hand at growing lavender indoors. While this pretty herb isnât a traditional houseplant, you can manage to keep it healthy if you do the right things. In most situations, lavender should be grown outdoors. Even in coldest regions where lavender isnât hardy, itâs best to keep growing lavender indoors as a fall-back position, something you do in winter when plants canât be outdoors. Most indoor lavender plants donât display ideal growth and leaf color, let alone colorful blooms.