Growing tips for lavendar and roses

Roses

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plantprofile_roses.shtml

"remove any dead or spindly growth, and cut back hard to within about 15cm of the ground in late winter/early spring to promote new growth from the bottom. This equally applies to climbers, and to a lesser extent ramblers; the former’s new growth should be trained out in a fan shape if possible (tied to rows of sturdy wall wires), promoting new growth and flowers from a low level, otherwise they’ll all be up in the air and you’ll never be able to smell them. When growing up trees and pillars, spiral the new growth up and around.

Subsequent late winter/early spring pruning: climbers and ramblers can be left alone, especially if they’re growing up trees, though they can be cut back after flowering if they are accessible and getting out of control. With bush roses, the rule is the harder you prune, the more new growth and the greater the number of flowers, though they will be smaller. A light prune means less new growth, but fewer, larger blooms. With shrub and species roses, make sure the centre doesn’t become congested with old, unproductive wood. Thin out as necessary."

Lavendar

http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/growcarelavend_trtg.htm

"Pruning your lavendar plant: As your lavendar plant matures, make sure that you prune it every spring. There are two reasons for this: lavendar can get too leggy with the prospect of taking over a small garden space. Also, as lavendar matures, it will develop bark by the original plant. This is a sign that your lavendar is due for a trim---possibly a severe pruning.

When you prune your older lavendar plant, cut back all of the overgrown stems and flowers back so that the original plant is exposed. Hopefully, you've pruned in time for new sprigs to start sprouting on your lavendar plant. Otherwise, if nothing comes back it means that your lavendar has lived its life---which is generally five years from young

seedling to full maturity.

Replanting your lavendar plant: If you simply want to move your plant into another area of your garden, or if you nursed you lavendar plant from seed to young plant, you can easily replant lavendar into your garden. For a move to another location of your garden, you have two choices. Either you can cut off a healthy section of your existing lavendar plant to replant or you can dig up the entire plant."