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In our garden we have Hydrangea, Astilbe, Lilies and Sedum. Should I cut the
dead heads off ready for new growth or just leave them as they are, also do I need to prune a eucalyptus tree it's about 6ft at the moment. Any help would be appreciated. |
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You'll get both answers depending on people's preferences. I personally
leave everything until the last possible minute in the belief that the dead heads provide places for stuff to live, food for the birds and some shelter for the new growth. When you do come to cutting back the hydrangea it's usually a good idea not to do it too hard initially so that if you get a late frost which kills the tips you can prune back again to a lower bud. Martin |
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"Mijam" wrote in message ... In our garden we have Hydrangea, Astilbe, Lilies and Sedum. Should I cut the dead heads off ready for new growth or just leave them as they are, also do I need to prune a eucalyptus tree it's about 6ft at the moment. Any help would be appreciated. I usually leave dead heads until early spring (late Feb, early March), as I think they give protection to the plants in harsh conditions. I would definitely prune your Eucalyptus, as they grow incredibly tall otherwise, and have a habit of leaning..... If you cut it back to about 2ft, new growth will be much better and very silvery. -- Chrissie http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co.uk |
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In article , Martin Sykes
writes You'll get both answers depending on people's preferences. I personally leave everything until the last possible minute in the belief that the dead heads provide places for stuff to live, food for the birds and some shelter for the new growth. When you do come to cutting back the hydrangea it's usually a good idea not to do it too hard initially so that if you get a late frost which kills the tips you can prune back again to a lower bud. It's all a matter of personal preference. We tend to prune our hydrangeas very hard in late autumn as soon as flowering has finished. That gives the stems plenty of time to heal over before any frost is around and they can put on their spring growth without any disturbance. We are rewarded every year with a glorious display of bloom. -- Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs. |
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