Lizzie. if you only cut one side of the box and leave the other until another year, you've got more chance of re-growth. Cutting the whole thing back to stumps is pretty risky
I used to shop with these guys before moving to Devon. Maybe give them a call. They're a lovely bunch. I think they're also national collection holders.
Just back from the GC with lots of multi-pot trays for potting on all sorts that are growing in the propagator at the weekend. Off out now to oil the rotavator, turn over the veg plot and have a general tidy up. Lovely day here, so the foxgloves can come outside with me for bit
Everything I sowed on Monday has germinated except the carrots and (experimental) strawberries . I have moved the seedlings out of the heated propagators and put them in windowsill props, which will go down into the greenhouse today. But first I need to get all the palms out of the greenhouses and get them into sunny garden spots and give them a bit of a tidy up. There is something very nice about untying the cordyline leaves and seeing them flop back into all their glory
There is a shrub that leafcutter bees adore but it is right next to the greenhouse and we spent an obscene amount of time last year dodging bees in the greenhouse, so sadly, that shrub has to go, so while it has no leaves, it's the right time to do the deed
Just finished washing all my seed trays and they're drying in the sunshine, ready for seed sowing this weekend.
Got last years begonia corms out of their box of sawdust in the shed, most are ok but a couple are soft perfect excuse to go shopping and buy some more .
I got my gardening clothes on determined to get out but it proved just too windy. I pottered around the greenhouse/ shed instead. Looking out of the windows to the pile of junk outside I noticed a few daffodils struggling through it. Feeling sorry for the daffodils I went out and cleared a bit of space. I was completely protected from the wind so I carried on. I had to prune a large shrub so I could get into the main area. I moved a bath, dog bed, old pots, hose pipe, fence posts and metal bars. I threw away what I could. The rest can go to the dump. ThenI finally got to the 'bed' every thing was covered in about 20 years worth of bed leaves and branches. I cleared what I could. Underneath partially to fully buried were bricks and old slabs. I don't know what you call them but some concrete slab type things that go on top of walls. So I sorted them out into neat piles. They may be useful. Eventually I started digging and found an old oval mirror (About 50cm high) and a plastic tea tray. I dug it over as best I could. I now have a new triangular bed at the back of the shed. There's a large shrub and two clumps of daffodils in it. I can fill the rest of it up with hostas, foxgloves and fratillaries.
A very productive morning. I'm now sat typing this, eating mini cheddar, with my feet up in the shed.
Planted 2 Clematis Avalanche, Astilbe Weisse Gloria, Carex Everest, 2 Carex Fishers something (can't remember the name) and Euphorbia Fire Glow. Still have some starter plants to pot on.
Thanks Kitty, you've reminded me to check begonias
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tee hee. Thanks Verdun. I'll let you know.
Lizzie. if you only cut one side of the box and leave the other until another year, you've got more chance of re-growth. Cutting the whole thing back to stumps is pretty risky
Lizzie
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I used to shop with these guys before moving to Devon. Maybe give them a call. They're a lovely bunch. I think they're also national collection holders.
Just back from the GC with lots of multi-pot trays for potting on all sorts that are growing in the propagator at the weekend. Off out now to oil the rotavator, turn over the veg plot and have a general tidy up. Lovely day here, so the foxgloves can come outside with me for bit
Everything I sowed on Monday has germinated except the carrots and (experimental) strawberries
. I have moved the seedlings out of the heated propagators and put them in windowsill props, which will go down into the greenhouse today. But first I need to get all the palms out of the greenhouses and get them into sunny garden spots and give them a bit of a tidy up. There is something very nice about untying the cordyline leaves and seeing them flop back into all their glory 
There is a shrub that leafcutter bees adore but it is right next to the greenhouse and we spent an obscene amount of time last year dodging bees in the greenhouse, so sadly, that shrub has to go, so while it has no leaves, it's the right time to do the deed
And then more seed sowing later
Just finished washing all my seed trays and they're drying in the sunshine, ready for seed sowing this weekend.
Got last years begonia corms out of their box of sawdust in the shed, most are ok but a couple are soft
perfect excuse to go shopping and buy some more 
.
I got my gardening clothes on determined to get out but it proved just too windy. I pottered around the greenhouse/ shed instead. Looking out of the windows to the pile of junk outside I noticed a few daffodils struggling through it. Feeling sorry for the daffodils I went out and cleared a bit of space. I was completely protected from the wind so I carried on. I had to prune a large shrub so I could get into the main area. I moved a bath, dog bed, old pots, hose pipe, fence posts and metal bars. I threw away what I could. The rest can go to the dump. ThenI finally got to the 'bed' every thing was covered in about 20 years worth of bed leaves and branches. I cleared what I could. Underneath partially to fully buried were bricks and old slabs. I don't know what you call them but some concrete slab type things that go on top of walls. So I sorted them out into neat piles. They may be useful. Eventually I started digging and found an old oval mirror (About 50cm high) and a plastic tea tray. I dug it over as best I could. I now have a new triangular bed at the back of the shed. There's a large shrub and two clumps of daffodils in it. I can fill the rest of it up with hostas, foxgloves and fratillaries.
A very productive morning. I'm now sat typing this, eating mini cheddar, with my feet up in the shed.
Planted 2 Clematis Avalanche, Astilbe Weisse Gloria, Carex Everest, 2 Carex Fishers something (can't remember the name) and Euphorbia Fire Glow. Still have some starter plants to pot on.
Thanks Kitty, you've reminded me to check begonias