This is the first year in our new house. I cleared a flower bed in the front garden in the spring and planted it with mostly perennials (asters, coreopsis, marguerites, salvias, hardy geraniums and gentians. I've also just bunged in some scabiosa and aquilegias that my dad gave me). Most things have flowered but I suspect some won't until next year as I got them in a bit late. Apart from misjudging the relative height of some things I'm pretty pleased with it so far for a first attempt!
But I am clueless about what to do when it gets cold! Do I have to cut them all back? Is there anything I can put in to make it look less depressing over the winter? (It's a big bed and right in front of the house).
Thanks in advance!
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What do I do with my perennials for the winter?
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IHeartKingThistle · 25/08/2011 09:44
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