I have 2 Oleanders in large lots which I bought less than a year ago. They are in an unsheltered position and have dry and some partly brown speckled leaves. In April I cut them down to about a third, however I still can't see any new leaves or buds.
Is this normal and am I just impatient ? I never had any Oleanders before so don't have any experience with them. Thank you for any hints. Elsa
I agree !!! .....yes I found that when I trimmed down one of the other bushes. ...it was hiding underneath! !!! .....I never know what I'll find next. ...maybe another gnome!!!
I'm not sure I have now found 7!!!!! 4 on the right side and 3 on the left. ....was thinking of maybe keeping one on each side or maybe two ???...not sure but there are a lot of them and they're just getting bigger and bigger.... Any thoughts???
Maybe just one on each side and dig the others up if they're going to take over? Not sure how mum got so many of them! !!! She only ever got one of everything! !!
Seeds blow in, though maybe not hazelnuts birds drop them, as fidget says squirrels hide them. That link has a couple of posts on it and though it may be double dutch to you now, you can look up the terms and see how you can control the size of your plants. They can be used in hedging so you can keep them as small as you want. Maybe you could even let one or two grow up a bit depending on how much room you have to give you a wee bit of height.
This link is the "go to" page for all our queries and IDs and things. Once you get the name of a plant, in this case Hazel, you can look it up and see what it's eventual height will be, what conditions it likes....etc
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I have 2 Oleanders in large lots which I bought less than a year ago. They are in an unsheltered position and have dry and some partly brown speckled leaves. In April I cut them down to about a third, however I still can't see any new leaves or buds.
Is this normal and am I just impatient ? I never had any Oleanders before so don't have any experience with them. Thank you for any hints. Elsa
Good to keep a sense of humour when you have an unruly garden to deal with!
There's a nice Ophiopogon (black lily turf) lurking beside it anyway
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
No I love it makes me smile! !!!!
We did have squirrels funnily enough lol......it's everywhere!!! Thanks for the tips and for making me laugh! !!!
I can't believe you just took all the words out of my keys!!! Exactly what I was going to say except that I was going to blame you for starting it.
I agree
!!! .....yes I found that when I trimmed down one of the other bushes. ...it was hiding underneath! !!! 
.....I never know what I'll find next. ...maybe another gnome!!!
The question now is how many are you going to keep lisey, if any? They're lovely sturdy plants but they will get much bigger.
I'm not sure I have now found 7!!!!! 4 on the right side and 3 on the left. ....was thinking of maybe keeping one on each side or maybe two ???...not sure but there are a lot of them and they're just getting bigger and bigger.... Any thoughts???
Maybe just one on each side and dig the others up if they're going to take over? Not sure how mum got so many of them! !!! She only ever got one of everything! !!
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/hazel/980929.html#latest
Seeds blow in, though maybe not hazelnuts
birds drop them, as fidget says squirrels hide them. That link has a couple of posts on it and though it may be double dutch to you now, you can look up the terms and see how you can control the size of your plants. They can be used in hedging so you can keep them as small as you want. Maybe you could even let one or two grow up a bit depending on how much room you have to give you a wee bit of height.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants
This link is the "go to" page for all our queries and IDs and things. Once you get the name of a plant, in this case Hazel, you can look it up and see what it's eventual height will be, what conditions it likes....etc