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Border ideas for novice

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McSleepy · 08/04/2017 17:12

This year I created and planted a border with daffodils and crocuses. At the moment it looks great but I am a complete novice. What do I do when the daffodils start wilting? Do I just cut the heads off and leave the green or cut them back completely?

And then any ideas what else I could plant to have something to look at for the rest of the year?

It needs to be fairly easy and low maintenance as I am very much a fair weather gardener.

Thanks!

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LadyMetroland · 08/04/2017 19:02

Assuming you get a decent amount of sun, how about lavender, alchemilla mollis and maybe cosmos - lovely combo of perrenials and low maintenance too.

LadyMetroland · 08/04/2017 19:04

Oh, and with the daffs, when they're dead you need to dead head them but leave the green. Then when all the green is dead cut them right down.

McSleepy · 09/04/2017 14:41

Thankyou! I'll head down to the garden centre tomorrow.

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