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Red robin!

Tattooy007788Tattooy007788 Posts: 16
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Help I have been dug up a big selection of red robin plants there about 4 foot in height and I got most of the roots out with them I have planted them in my garden with plenty of compost I have taken most of the foliage off to help the roots. Should I take some of the height off also? The picture is before I took the foliage off. 

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  • Tattooy007788Tattooy007788 Posts: 16

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  • gardenman91gardenman91 Posts: 429
    Do you mean you have moved the plants?
  • Tattooy007788Tattooy007788 Posts: 16
    Yes
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think they would benefit from cutting back. Unless it rains hard for the next three or four weeks, they'll struggle to maintain that foliage.
    Be prepared for a lot of it to drop off anyway. 
    They can be very hit and miss too, depending on where you live, and what the conditions are like. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Tattooy007788Tattooy007788 Posts: 16
    I have cut them right back to 2 foot tall and taken 95% of the foliage off also. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They still need some foliage left on them. 
    Cross your fingers...
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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