Can somebody tell if our Cordyline is dead. Following the snow and drop in the temperature, we noticed last week that the top foliage had dropped suddenly, like many others we have seen recently. Under the dropped bit, there still appears to be growth from the main stem, but is hidden by the top part which has fallen. Can the cordyline be salvaged...Help!!
It seems we must be lucky with the snow in west cheshire. No more than an inch from the first lot & even less the second time. Probably due to the rain shadow of the Welsh mountains which are in view to the west of us beyond the river dee & wrexham. The frost however was worse. my overwintering peas & broad beans (both recommended varieties) were flattened & have not recovered, but the onion sets have survived. They were planted in october through holes in porous plastic sheeting.
We were away when the first snows fell and the water in my new butts froze. As the ice melted they have developed a leak along the bottom seam. Do you know of any way to repair this?
Despite tying two Cordylines as per the usual method, using some of their own faded leaves, and occasionally knocking snow off them, both snapped after a long night of constant snowfall in our Birmingham back garden, the plant that I had kept a closer eye on, the Fatsia japonica however, is fine, just shows you can never cover everything in gardening, I bet if the Cordylines were left untied they would have stood a better chance! Ah well some new planting space.
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