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Cutting back
I bought plug plants of Geum, Campanula and Marguerite earlier this year. The Marguerites flowered well but the others, although the plants grew, mostly did not produce flowers. However, should I now cut all these back? Is it only the flower stems which I do this with or the whole plant?
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Just remove old/faded flower stems. If you do this early in the season you'll often get a second flush (remember for next year). The central rosette will overwinter and grow away strongly next year. Now's the time you could put a mulch of compost around the plant, too
H-C
If they were only plug plants this year it will take a little while for them to grow into a decent enough size to flower well. Next year they should be much better
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Great . Thanks all for your information. Will try the Marguerite cuttings today. Look forward to a better show next year (fingers crossed) Thanks again folks.