I think it will depend on what's left at the bottom Mark. If it's too low to get the clean cut below it and the break is rough then water will get in and then rot. If you can get a clean cut you should be OK
Losing the Aztec Pearl gave me the opportunity to strip out the whole bed and replant with heleniums, totally tangerine geums, blue scabious, crocosmia lucifer, golden rod (a clumpy one), echinacea, and some other yellow/orangy bits and pieces.
Not sure why the Aztec succumbed but it was thriving when half died, followed by the other half.
We have planted about 24 red robin last spring to make a hedge and they haven't grown at all! should we cut them back to make them grow or feed them more?
My red robin always looked untidy, as only 3 years old and straggly. So I chose the strongest upright stem and cut all the others off at ground level. I now have a standard one that I can grow bulbs under. I'm slowly getting it into a lollypop shape, and each time I trim a bit off it shoots lovely bright red leaves. A really nice show through dull winter months. 3ft tall now.
Hi i have just brought 11 res robin phot to plant in my back garden which is south facing and gets really hot in the summer, after reading these posts I'm scared to plant them, is there any special.soil or plant food that has to be used with these plants? Also do they like lot of water or dry garden, helppppppp please
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I think it will depend on what's left at the bottom Mark. If it's too low to get the clean cut below it and the break is rough then water will get in and then rot. If you can get a clean cut you should be OK
In the sticks near Peterborough
Losing the Aztec Pearl gave me the opportunity to strip out the whole bed and replant with heleniums, totally tangerine geums, blue scabious, crocosmia lucifer, golden rod (a clumpy one), echinacea, and some other yellow/orangy bits and pieces.
Not sure why the Aztec succumbed but it was thriving when half died, followed by the other half.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I have some Amsted cuttings on the go, so may try them. Amazing plant. Thanks
We have planted about 24 red robin last spring to make a hedge and they haven't grown at all! should we cut them back to make them grow or feed them more?
My red robin always looked untidy, as only 3 years old and straggly. So I chose the strongest upright stem and cut all the others off at ground level. I now have a standard one that I can grow bulbs under. I'm slowly getting it into a lollypop shape, and each time I trim a bit off it shoots lovely bright red leaves. A really nice show through dull winter months. 3ft tall now.
I have a red robin. Newly planted a couple of weeks . its leaves have stared to look like they have blister like spots on them , What can it be ??