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I didn't cut any of my perennials back because they were flowering in December

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Boxlikeahare · 16/02/2019 16:02

What should I do with them now? These odd seasons are confusing me and my plants.

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Janus · 16/02/2019 16:06

I often don’t! I find they start to grow new shoots down at the base so I then cut it down to that. I agree though, things bloomed on so long last year. Think the only things not to prune are early flowering clematis. Things like perennial geraniums could do with a quick tidy and cut back, lots of mine are still green and didn’t really go dormant. What plants are you thinking of?

MrsAird · 17/02/2019 13:09

I'm cutting everything back this week (apart from those which are due to flower in spring or early summer, obviously). I always leave growth on over winter, for wildlife, but now spring is just about to burst into action and everything will be starting to get little green buds.

Mid/late season clematis, decorative non-evergreen grasses, perennials, shrubs, climbers, old annuals to be cleared out - it's all coming down now.

redhat · 19/02/2019 12:30

I'm in the same position OP. Can I cut back wisteria now? They are relatively new plants which have not yet flowered but have messy branches everywhere.

MrsAird · 20/02/2019 20:10

redhat yes you can, apparently it's best to prune wisteria twice a year, now and after flowering; rhs

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