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17/11/2019 0 Comments

DON'T prune your Hydrangeas!

Another top pruning tip! DON’T prune your Hydrangeas now! Instead wait till early spring. At this time of year new buds will already be forming and the old flowerheads will provide protection from the worst of winter.
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14/11/2019 0 Comments

Cut back dwarf woody plants

Don’t pack away your secateurs for the winter just yet!

If you have any Caryopteris, Perovskia (aka Russian Sage), or woody-stemmed Salvias – such as Hot Lips, Royal Bumble, Midnight or Blue Monrovia – now is a good time to cut them back by half.

These hard prunes encourage bushy regrowth and prevent them from looking straggly and scruffy as they mature.
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1/11/2019 0 Comments

The Lavender divide

You will find much disagreement over whether autumn or spring is the best time to prune lavender, but whenever you do it, make sure you cut off the top few inches of leaf as well as the old flowering stems. This stimulates fresh growth lower down the plant, which should reduce problems of a woody, straggly appearance.
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    Gardening advice by Catherine McMillan

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