I just cut mine back to nothing ! Did this yesterday... I always panic after I see what I have done..but in the spring? All the plants come back beautifully full and lots of new growth...the size I want...and none of them get ruined by heavy snowfalls. Looks bare now...but later? Great !!
I usually leave them until spring. Especially if they add winter interest-ornamental grasses can look beautiful with snow/frost , plants that produce seed pods or have flowers that go to seed not only look beautiful but can give the wildlife a food source: ballon flowers, coneflowers. Even some annuals like zinnias when left can provide food. Another bonus are the free plants you may get from many of these plants self seeding.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
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Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
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With the arrival of fall, I often find myself uncertain about the proper fall cleanup for perennials like Black-Eyed Susans and Coneflowers (Echinacea). I've noticed ...
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That depends on what perennials
I just cut mine back to nothing ! Did this yesterday... I always panic after I see what I have done..but in the spring? All the plants come back beautifully full and lots of new growth...the size I want...and none of them get ruined by heavy snowfalls. Looks bare now...but later? Great !!
I usually leave them until spring. Especially if they add winter interest-ornamental grasses can look beautiful with snow/frost , plants that produce seed pods or have flowers that go to seed not only look beautiful but can give the wildlife a food source: ballon flowers, coneflowers. Even some annuals like zinnias when left can provide food. Another bonus are the free plants you may get from many of these plants self seeding.
roses should be pruned in the early spring before the new goth emerges,hydrangeas depend on the variety