In article , Craig &
Audrey writes
I have just moved into a property that has a small garden. All the plants
appear to be dead, but how do I know if there or not ?

Green insides to stems = alive
Brown = dead

If you want to trim things back, do so cautiously, and don't cut back by
more than half way anything which is green inside. But there's no
problem (other than aesthetic) in just leaving everything.


--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/