Have I killed my lavender?

[HeyWayne]

A few years ago we bought a small pot of butterfly lavender. It grew too bit for the pot so I split it into three and planted them side by side in a trough type planter. They did great and really grew well last year - so much so that I had to cut it back at the end of last year.

I was quite brutal and cut it back to the woody growth. Ever since, it hasn't done a thing. Most everything else is starting to bud and grow in the garden, the oak, the elder, ash etc, but no lavender.

Any ideas on how I can tell if it's deaded?

[Nicos]

....wait!!

I think mine are dead too They were not over/under watered but in willow pots outside and there's no green to be seen.
I'm thinking that maybe the night we had -7C got to the roots.

I'm going to wait and see.

I've snapped off a few of the branches and they were dry so it doesn't look too hopeful.

[piskieinboots]

I doubt very much if they will recover from cutting back into dead wood to be honest - sorry

Remember for the future, that lavender are really easy to take cuttings from, you just take tip cuttings

[kentvegplot]

Sorry to say, but lavender won't regrow if you've gone back to the woody part.

Hope you can get another

[Two_Sheds]

I agree with the above. Never, never cut into old wood on a lavender (or a conifer).

[HeyWayne]

Every day's a school day, thanks people.

Now, what to plant in that trough....