Archive | September, 2008

Pros and Cons of Deadheading in Autumn

Pros I am still actively deadheading many plants in the hope of a more flowers from a long, warm, sunny Autumn – some hope editor Plants look tidier if they are lightly trimmed when deadheading Energy is put into the remaining plant rather than seed production. So plants may be better able to withstand winter [...]

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Agapanthus White African Lily

Agapanthus are one of the trendy flowers of this decade. The ball shaped umbrels are masses of tubular flowers in blue, violet or white. The deciduous sword shaped leaves grow from a bulb and root clump. Since new varieties have been bred to be hardy it has been practical to move Agapanthus from the cold [...]

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