My rosemary is about 3ft x 3ft and about 3ft tall. I usually only take cuttings from it but its getting a little big. Will it hurt it if I really cut it back? how much is too much? Thank you for any info you might have.
Rhonda
cutting rosemary
I'm pretty sure DeBaggio advises not cutting back the branches by more than 1/3, same as for lavender. Early spring is a good time to trim them, before they put on a lot of new growth but after danger of a hard freeze (which can damage newly cut ends).
I used some loppers and took off everything that was crossing the garden fence line. Has not slowed the plant down that I can tell. But I did not cut all the growth by topping the entire plant.
It is about the same size as yours, willowsrain.