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sallylouise96
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Hello all, I’m a newcomer to this forum!
Im completely new to gardening and have only recently moved to a house with a garden. I know it’s probably not the right time to be cutting back plants or anything but my garden looks such a mess!
I will attach a post so you can see what I mean. I need help knowing if I can just cut it all back to tidy the whole place up or if I should just be leaving it....
any advice would be much appreciated
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You could probably trim back the Crocosmia leaves with scissors to tidy it up a bit, but you are doing the right thing by not cutting back yet.
if it’s any consolation, I think you will get some lovely surprises in Spring as it looks like a good perennial garden. Mine looks a bit like that at the moment.
Mine too ... I agree ... that has the look of a lovely garden ... between now and mid March just cut off the dead stems and gently pull out those dead leaves (Crocosmia) that are flattened on the ground ... be careful where you tread and don't dig ... I bet there'll be lots of lovely bulbs peeking through very soon.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree - most people's borders currently look like that. Soon you can just pull up or rake out any brown stuff and the new green shoots will appear. I would wait and see what arrives - it's part of the excitement of owning a new home. Post some pictures in April/May and we might be able to identify and advise.
I can see one pretty hellebore ( white flowers on left hand side in second photo). Something tells me you have inherited a pretty garden there - as others have said, leave it a while and see what happens.
You'll find plenty of advice on here
That patch looks well stocked with perennials so lots to look forward to.
Thank you so much for your advice! I’m really excited to finally have a garden to look after and learning all about it!
Thanks again everyone what a lovely welcome to a fabulous forum ?
Lovely to have you here Sallylouise ... welcome aboard
You might like to get yourself a packet of Fish,Blood & Bone next time you're at a garden centre, DIY store, Wilkos or similar. It's an organic slow release general fertiliser that will suit all perennial plants ... if you give the garden a sprinkling of that in late February (according to the directions on the pack) it'll help your garden to perform at its best for you in the coming season
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
...unless you have a dog, in which case maybe go for granular seaweed based feed instead. Dogs like to dig up Fish Blood and Bone and it's best not to encourage them to excavate the beds
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Good point Raisingirl ... although none of my dogs ever did ... not even the labrador ...... but then there was plenty of pig and pony poo around (as well as cattle/goats/hens etc)
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
.......or unless there are foxes around.