Comments on: Cut it out! http://helenyemm.com/2008/05/18/cut-it-out/ Musings, rambling, tips and gardening advice Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:17:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Keeping control of your cistus « Helen’s Blog http://helenyemm.com/2008/05/18/cut-it-out/#comment-408 Keeping control of your cistus « Helen’s Blog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:28:40 +0000 http://helenyemm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-408 [...] year I wrote about keeping things in my garden ‘in balance’ by cutting back the lush foliage of my border plants at this time.  With hindsight – [...] [...] year I wrote about keeping things in my garden ‘in balance’ by cutting back the lush foliage of my border plants at this time.  With hindsight – [...]

]]> By: Helen http://helenyemm.com/2008/05/18/cut-it-out/#comment-42 Helen Mon, 26 May 2008 20:15:35 +0000 http://helenyemm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-42 I agree with you Sylvia, about the pre-holiday cut back being a worth while job. It really does mean that you come back to a crop of new flowers and fresh growth. There is not much you can do about the lawn, however, which seems to grow a mile a minute as soon as my back is turned. Mind you, as soon as I mow when I get home, a sense of calm and order is restored to the whole garden, I find. I agree with you Sylvia, about the pre-holiday cut back being a worth while job. It really does mean that you come back to a crop of new flowers and fresh growth. There is not much you can do about the lawn, however, which seems to grow a mile a minute as soon as my back is turned. Mind you, as soon as I mow when I get home, a sense of calm and order is restored to the whole garden, I find.

]]> By: Sylvia http://helenyemm.com/2008/05/18/cut-it-out/#comment-31 Sylvia Mon, 19 May 2008 09:16:48 +0000 http://helenyemm.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-31 I admire you, dodging the showers on Saturday but Sunday was a much nicer day. I haven't performed my 'Chelsea chop' yet but will this week. As I am away on holiday for the first two weeks of June, I will cut a few more things back to re-flower when I am home again. Interested in cutting the leaves of hollyhocks, a plant I don't grow very often because it gets so ugly but I might give it another go and follow your advice. I have just the position for a lovely dark flowered, tall hollyhock! Best wishes Sylvia I admire you, dodging the showers on Saturday but Sunday was a much nicer day. I haven’t performed my ‘Chelsea chop’ yet but will this week. As I am away on holiday for the first two weeks of June, I will cut a few more things back to re-flower when I am home again.

Interested in cutting the leaves of hollyhocks, a plant I don’t grow very often because it gets so ugly but I might give it another go and follow your advice. I have just the position for a lovely dark flowered, tall hollyhock!

Best wishes

Sylvia

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