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Pruning African Daisies
Hi folks, new to the group, new to gardening.
Just been out to tidy up a bit, amazingly enough, some plants have survived the winter. They're African Daisies ( Dimorphoteca). Trouble is they look a bit sad, trailing along the ground in search of the sun, and, maybe a little too big for their location. There's some new shoots growing at the base, can I trim back last years branches or is that a bad idea? While I'm here, one side of my garden only gets a couple of hours sunshine in the morning. Would it be best to plant shrubs along here or are there any good shade loving plants I could try, preferably not annuals. Thanks Mac |
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Pruning African Daisies
"It's Mac" wrote in message ... Hi folks, new to the group, new to gardening. Just been out to tidy up a bit, amazingly enough, some plants have survived the winter. They're African Daisies ( Dimorphoteca). Trouble is they look a bit sad, trailing along the ground in search of the sun, and, maybe a little too big for their location. There's some new shoots growing at the base, can I trim back last years branches or is that a bad idea? While I'm here, one side of my garden only gets a couple of hours sunshine in the morning. Would it be best to plant shrubs along here or are there any good shade loving plants I could try, preferably not annuals. Thanks Mac Welcome to URG Mac, Have a look and the URG FAQ - plants for shade; http://www.tmac.clara.net/urgring/faqshade.htm Jenny |
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Pruning African Daisies
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EMOVETHISclara.co.uk writes Hi folks, new to the group, new to gardening. Just been out to tidy up a bit, amazingly enough, some plants have survived the winter. They're African Daisies ( Dimorphoteca). Trouble is they look a bit sad, trailing along the ground in search of the sun, and, maybe a little too big for their location. Some of the Dimorphotheca species are hardy here There's some new shoots growing at the base, can I trim back last years branches or is that a bad idea? As a general rule, if you have lots of strong fresh new shoots growing from the base of a plant, cutting back last year's tatty shoots does no harm. While I'm here, one side of my garden only gets a couple of hours sunshine in the morning. Would it be best to plant shrubs along here or are there any good shade loving plants I could try, preferably not annuals. There's lots of good shade loving plants! - see the FAQ (url is in the abc post which appears weekly). And most of them aren't annuals. What sort of things do you like? eg colours, how lush, what times of year do you want it to look good, is fragrance important? -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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Pruning African Daisies
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:24:37 +0100, "It's Mac"
wrote: Hi folks, new to the group, new to gardening. Just been out to tidy up a bit, amazingly enough, some plants have survived the winter. They're African Daisies ( Dimorphoteca). Trouble is they look a bit sad, trailing along the ground in search of the sun, and, maybe a little too big for their location. There's some new shoots growing at the base, can I trim back last years branches or is that a bad idea? While I'm here, one side of my garden only gets a couple of hours sunshine in the morning. Would it be best to plant shrubs along here or are there any good shade loving plants I could try, preferably not annuals. Thanks Mac IME, they cut back and re-shoot very well. You may even find some of the longer bits have rooted where they are in contact with the soil, and can be re-planted to increase the numbers, if you so wish. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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