Trimming heather
I do the garden for an elderly neighbour. She has a large patch of
heather which put on a jolly good show this year. However now the flowers have died: what do I do with them? Should I just trim the bushes by a few inches, or what? All the bushes in this rather old heather patch are pretty old and unkempt. Cheers John |
Trimming heather
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Chris Hogg wrote: If they've just finished flowering, it sounds as if they were a variety of Irish heath, Erica erigena (older names: E. mediterranea, E. hibernica), or possibly a variety of Erica x darlyensis (E. erigena x E. carnea). Heathers should be trimmed after flowering.... etc Fantastic answer - very useful Chris: thank you! John |
Trimming heather
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:15:01 +0100, Another John wrote:
I do the garden for an elderly neighbour. She has a large patch of heather which put on a jolly good show this year. However now the flowers have died: what do I do with them? Should I just trim the bushes by a few inches, or what? All the bushes in this rather old heather patch are pretty old and unkempt. Cheers John The traditional way of regenerating heather is to burn it. |
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