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Growing lavender means you will attract heaps of butterflies and bees to your borders and not to mention enjoying fragrant purple blossoms.

However, while some manage to keep the purple flowers looking lush others find the green twiggy stalks start to take over but this is very easily fixable.

By June, lavender should be in full bloom but if its not here's what you need to do throughout the season. The most important step is to check where you have planted your lavender. Lavender is a sun-worshipping plant, according to Rural Sprout.

There's really no such thing as too much sun for this Mediterranean native. It's important to note that the recommended 6-8 hours a day is the bare minimum. If you want a thriving lavender plant with lots of blooms, it needs to be in a location that receives full sun all day.

Unfortunately, there's not a lot to be done until autumn. That's the perfect time to dig up lavender and replant it in an area that receives more sun. It will be worth the effort in the long run.

Spring is a great time to remove any frost damage and give your lavender plant a refresh. Once the plant starts growing make sure to stop pruning.

If you miss the early spring window and prune in late spring or early summer, you'll be cutting off your buds and won't get any flowers at all.

Instead, wait until that first flush of blossoms starts to fade. That's the time to come in with a light trim. Trimming after the first flowering can trigger a second flush.

The most important thing to remember when pruning lavender is not to cut the woody growth. Only cut about one third of the plant, and be sure to remove leggy growth and faded blooms. This way it will produce another round of flowers.

Another tip is to make sure you stay away from fertiliser. When it comes to nutrients and soil, the simpler, the better. Lavender prefers well-draining soil, but beyond that, it does better without all the extras like compost and fertiliser.

If you've got your lavender in a location with lush soil filled with rich, organic matter, and you're wondering why you aren't getting many blooms, this could be the reason why. You may need to move the plant to a more suitable location. This often means a place with worse soil.

Lavender plants are survivors. Unless you are in a severe drought - do not water your plants. Over watering is a killer for lavender plants.

Dead heading your flower spikes all the way down to the first set of leaves, once the blossoms begin to fade will cause the plant to put out more buds.

This is different from pruning because it's ongoing, as the plant is in bloom. Consistent dead heading keeps the plant in flowering mode. You don't have to deadhead every day, but once a week, while you're tending to other plants, give your lavender a once-over and remove any flower spikes that are on their way out. You can tuck them in linen closets or dresser drawers.