"Jackie Brown" wrote in message
. uk...
hello all - I am new so please be kind!

I moved into my house last year and its my first garden, I am very
enthusiastic but have very little knowledge about gardening.

I was very kindly given 3 hebe last September which I duly planted. They
are
in semi shade and have been well watered.

Up until now I hadn't noticed much of a problem, but looking at them today
as I started clearing up ready for the spring I notice that on all three
the
majority of the foliage is brown with only the under branches are still
green.

Have I killed them?
Or will they go back in the spring?
What did I do wrong?

Thank you!

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((¸¸.·´ .·´ -:¦:- *Jackie* -:¦:-

It was not been the best winter for Hebes, they do best near the coast with
low frost levels, so it could be frost damage, but also being an evergreen,
planting in Autumn is not as good as planting in spring as they can die of
draught when the cold comes as the ground freezes and their own root system
is not well enough established to cope. Cold drying winds aggravate the
problem.
Don't worry they have amazing powers of recovery and if there are still live
bits it will regrow.
Tidy the plants in April once the cold weather is past. Next year they
should be fine.

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)