On Sun, 29 May 2005 15:25:33 +0000 (UTC), "scott"
wrote:

Hi
Im a newbie to gardening and in our garden we had a patch of lovely lily of
the valley come up, and next to it I have a Hellabora (sp)
However the blooms have all gone brown now on the lily of the valley, and
what I want to know is do I leave them to die down naturally or cut them
back?
Also, my Hellabora has got brown spots on the leaves and is very droopy -
any ideas? They are next to each other, but other plants in the same area
are fine

Thank you!

Scott - Gatwick -South Facing Garden

Leave the L-of-V to die down naturally.
Are all the leaves on your heelebore spotty or just some?
If they look old and leathery, they are last year's leaves and should
be cut off near the base. Next year cut the old leaves off in early
Spring, just as new growth is starting.
If cutting the old leaves off leaves you with nice healthy green ones
you are doing it right. If they are all spotty, you have further
problems which I cannot identify.


Pam in Bristol