From Essortment
"Second tip-Pruning your lavender plant: As your lavender plant matures, make sure that you prune it every spring. There are two reasons for this: lavender can get too leggy with the prospect of taking over a small garden space. Also, as lavender matures, it will develop bark by the original plant. This is a sign that your lavender is due for a trim---possibly a severe pruning.
When you prune your older lavender 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 lavender plant. Otherwise, if nothing comes back it means that your lavender has lived its life---which is generally five years from young seedling to full maturity.
Third tip-Replanting your lavender plant: If you simply want to move your plant into another area of your garden, or if you nursed you lavender plant from seed to young plant, you can easily replant lavender 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 lavender plant to replant or you can dig up the entire plant. Make sure that you know how to transplant a whole plant or a section of the plant by digging a deep enough hole for the lavender plant and its roots. For a lavender sprig, dig a narrow hole up to your second pointer finger knuckle and place your sprig into that hole. Make sure that it has the right fertilizer and that you water the transplanted plant daily so that it can acclimate itself to its new home."
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