Care of perennials in the fall
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I always wonder whether to cut back all the perennials to the ground or not . for example I read to cut back the butterfly bushes to the ground and I do and they grow well the next season but my neighbor doesn't and her butterfly bush is larger than mine and seems to flower just as much. also is anyone familiar with Gaura (hope I spelled it correctly) I plante one this year and it took awhile to get going but this fall it grew a lot and started blooming again should I cut it all the way back?
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Ladies, what is Gaura? Thanks :)
Cheryl @ Artzzle
on Oct 26, 2013
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Hello Bonnie:). In regards to your question about cutting back your flowers. You really should, I live in Florida, I love my flower garden, as do I our vegetable garden. We do have a fall here in Old Town, small town. Anyways, enough rambling!. You will not be disappointed with the results, meaning a larger volume of blooms/ healthier.
JoshuaandAmber Morris
on Oct 26, 2013
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I always cut my butterfly bushes in late winter. I cut them back to knee high height. They grow and flower on the new wood. If you don't cut them back they get very woody and they look shabby. The branches also break easy in the wind. I cut back my perennials back in October and leave a few cone flower seed heads for the birds to enjoy in winter.
Linda
on Oct 26, 2013
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verynteresting Some times I cut back guess it's if I not lazy this season but does make clean up spring better less work more time for enjoying the beauty ,Juat a thought any way good luck thru winter time one more time,
Jeanette freeze
on Oct 27, 2013
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Cutting back perennials is somewhat a matter of preference, although many have seed heads that will fuel the birds and have a nice structure that adds winter interest to the garden. But I would definitely encourage you not to cut back that butterfly bush until early spring. They will make it through the winter much better if you do not cut them back now. When I worked at a nursery in New York and someone came in with a dead butterfly bush in the spring the first question we asked was when they cut it back.
Douglas Hunt
on Oct 27, 2013
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Thanks Bonnie. I'll see if I can find it on HOUZZ or somewhere else online, to see a picture. It sounds nice.
Cheryl @ Artzzle
on Oct 27, 2013
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I took this photo today sorry I don't have a fancy camera and it was a little cloudy today so this is the best I could do ......this is gaura
Bonnie Bassett
on Oct 27, 2013
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