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Looking after a hedge
There's also a scruffy looking hedge at the front that we thought was
completely dead at first. From looking round the local garden centre, I think it might be a Potentilla (Goldfinger?) - some yellow flowers are just starting to come out. What's the best way to look after it? It looks like it needs a good trim & is quite thin and scrawny at the base of each stem in the hedge, but I'm not sure how, or when. |
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Looking after a hedge
On 18 Apr, 09:07, greg wrote:
There's also a scruffy looking hedge at the front that we thought was completely dead at first. From looking round the local garden centre, I think it might be a Potentilla (Goldfinger?) - some yellow flowers are just starting to come out. What's the best way to look after it? It looks like it needs a good trim & is quite thin and scrawny at the base of each stem in the hedge, but I'm not sure how, or when. An early flowering one! (I don't like the yellow ones) but love the Miss Wilmot one and never found one (or forget that I'd like one, which is a good thing since I've got not a lot of room left!). You're a bit late for pruning it - sounds like it could benefit from a hard pruning, you can go down to 1ft. Ideally March is a good time. Can you leave with it as it is and see if you enjoy it - then prune it next March or get rid of it ...! |
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Looking after a hedge
On Apr 18, 10:54 am, La Puce wrote:
On 18 Apr, 09:07, greg wrote: There's also a scruffy looking hedge at the front that we thought was completely dead at first. From looking round the local garden centre, I think it might be a Potentilla (Goldfinger?) - some yellow flowers are just starting to come out. What's the best way to look after it? It looks like it needs a good trim & is quite thin and scrawny at the base of each stem in the hedge, but I'm not sure how, or when. An early flowering one! (I don't like the yellow ones) but love the Miss Wilmot one and never found one (or forget that I'd like one, which is a good thing since I've got not a lot of room left!). You're a bit late for pruning it - sounds like it could benefit from a hard pruning, you can go down to 1ft. Ideally March is a good time. Can you leave with it as it is and see if you enjoy it - then prune it next March or get rid of it ...! I cut stuff back all year round where necessary and while it might not be ideal, nature usually isn't so fragile that it can't recover. |
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