Cutting Annual Flowers

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• confederate jasmine cutting back??

  We have a Confederate Jasmine that has taken over the fence, the neighbor's fence, etc. We live in S. Ga. It's still in the 70s during the day and getting down to 50s at night. How much can we cut this jasmine back without killing it? Thanks, Kathy H. Lee More

• cutting mint

  Hi everybody, I'm back in need of another bit of advice:0 My herbs are all doing wonderfully; luscious, green and full of odour. My question is this; my mint is growing like a weed, but instead of being full and growing upwards like before, it is now starting to hang… More

• Cutting Back Azalea's

  Hello All, I need to know when the is the best time to cut back Azaleas? Mine have finished blooming and they are a bit overgrown.. Thanks, Rob More

• Cutting Bricks?

  Wow, I just peeked at the photos of Max's landscape work. INCREDIBLE! You are extraordinarliy tallented! I have a simple question for you or anyone else. I had planned to put in a walkway this fall and was in the process of buying some pavers when my parents donated a… More

• fruit trees cutting

  this past fall while collecting cutting from my roses i decided to try to root cuttings from my peaches apples and plums...out of about 25-30 cutting i have 2 that survived...they have rooted very well (2 peaches) they have lots of leafs and new shots coming up...since these are clones… More

• Cutting back herbs

  I inherited an herb garden from a former owner. I have some thyme , sage, anise, a pretty yellow thing I keep forgetting the name of. I am having trouble taking care of them. All the plants are doing well, but they get really shaggy looking and leggy. I want… More

• Cutting Roses once they have bloomed......

  I have a Don Juan climber.....now exactly where do I cut, once they have finished blooming.............thanks. More

• Cutting back for rebloom

  Does phlox rebloom when cut back? I've cut the old flowers off but there aren't any new buds. I thought it bloomed until fall. Is it okay to cut back daylily foliage before it browns completely? The poor thing's been up since January--thought it might want a rest now that… More

• Cutting back Liatris

  I have never cut my liatris (Never thought of them as a cut flower but now that I know there won't be many out in the garden next year!!) until I read this thread - always hated how they looked after blooming. Cut them back yesterday and that little spot… More

• Not A Cutting But A 'Start'?

  Ok, I am not sure if this is the correct place to post this question but I figured it is something I am 'starting'? lol How often should I water my 2 foot tall Wax Myrtles after I put them in the ground? I know they love water but I… More

• how do i start a plant from a cutting?

  i'm fairly new to gardening and heard that you can start new plants from "cuttings". i'm wondering how i would go about this? i would like to do one from a primrose plant. is it possible to do so with this plant? any help would be appreciated. More

• cutting my Yucca

  Hey everyone... I was doing some reading on Yucca plants (I have 6) and I learned that it’s easy to grow more with my clippings. But I had a question that I could not find the answer to. Here it is... If I cut the bottom leaves off will it… More

• Azalea Cutting

  My neighbor has a beautiful colored azalea. It is a bright red color. Mine are all pink. I would like to know if I get a branch cutting from his azalea how do I go about getting it to root? Thanks. More

• When and how can I take a cutting from my climbing rose?

  Hi there, I have a lovely climbing Rose (Thornless) it's a Zephrine Droughin. Does anyone know when I can take a cutting from this as it's just started to bloom some lovely roses. Also, how do I take a cutting? Do I take a small cutting and leave on leaves… More

• forsythia starting from cutting??

  I have lots of forsythia and would love more in other spots. How do you start one from a cutting? Where do I cut? More

• cutting back overgrown plants

  Hi All.... I was a member ages ago and left for a bit but am back with a question. I have a rather sad looking perennial garden... (thats what happens when 3 of six dogs can jump the fence surrounding it) but in either case.... some of my plants are… More

• Cutting back peonies

  I moved into a house that has a huge row of great peonies already planted ~ but I know nothing about them. Once Peonies bloom, when is the right time to cut back the stems? Do you have to tie them back and wait for the stems to turn brown,… More

• Rose bush from a cutting

  Took a cutting off a rose bush i liked at a gas station in PA a few years ago. Now its about 8 ft tall and 10 ft wide. More

• Cutting question

  Ok so i've bunches of cuttings in pure peatmoss mixed with a lil worm poo fertaliser there's mints lemon verabena stevia Rosemary and African blue basil they were cut acouple cours or so ago I braught them in like right after cutting an they're still silty they cept the mints… More

• cutting back euyonomous shrubs

  I live on Long Island, and want to know when the correct time to cut back my eunonomous shrubs. I would like to cut back at least 6". Is it best to do it now as the cold weather sets in or should I wait for the spring. lk More

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