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I have a new VB which has done really well. Lots of flowers, height and spread. It is still in flower now, but the flowers are beginning to go. Can I just cut the plant down? or should I keep deadheading it? Thankyou I think you're best waiting till

After all the rain my sedums look very leggy with I middle. Is it too late to cut them down for new growth It is a bit -you should have given them the Chelsea chop around the end of May-if you do it now you are unlikely too see flowers this year I

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it as it is damaged but I'm worried I'll kill the plants by cutting them back whilst in flower.  Can anyone give me any guidance please?  Thanks

I have a couple of very large Penstemons in my garden, which were lovely for a couple of years, but got too large so I cut them back.  They are still growing well but I had virtually no flowers last summer.   Was this because I cut them back

to harm the plant or will it resprout from the cut off point. My memory tells me they don't like being transplanted and dont take well to pruning. The flowers are red orange if that is of any help. You can prune broom straight after flowering, but only cut

what are the flower spikes on heuchrea ? , do i need to leave them on, or cut them off leave them on....and enjoy the pretty little flowers Heucheras used to be grown for their flowers rather than their leaves as they are now.   The deep geen one

Create your own 'cutting patch' with Sarah Raven's video guide. Learn how, by growing cut-and-come-again annuals and biennials in a separate bed, you can prevent your borders from looking bare. springMore advice on growing flowersGrowing lupins

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don't use it. No, you shouldn't have cut the tops off, you should have left them and cut the flowers off to stop them flowering. The flies will now be getting into the bulbs and I don't think they'll be edible.