I do love gardeners world" but did anyone see and hear Monty take the heads off The spent bulbs and say to leave the stem to die down. A couple of programs ago Carole told us to take the stem down to the lowest you can. Now I am confuse, I shall compromise and take the stem off half way down.
I noticed that too Valerie. I think if you have daffs in a wilder area, you could just leave the stalks, but it's better aesthetically to take the whole thing. I pick quite a lot of mine for the house, so the stems are off completely, but when I just deadhead, I still take the whole stem anyway.
At my last house it would have taken forever to deadhead them all, so they just had to get on with it!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Most of my cheerfulness etc is for picking and I take the whole stem, but for anything else it's lop off the heads now, this is the best excuse I can think of as it seems the bulb doesn't mind.
Thanks for naming the lovely plants - although I might have to avoid them completely, as allergies prevent me from growing strongly smelling plants as some of these lilies are - it is a real nuisance, but I just have to get on with it the best I can. Roses, carnations etc. are fine outside but I can't pick the flowers to bring into the house - nor can I sit very closely to them outside. My dad used to grow freesias for the commercial market and just walking past them would make me sneeze half a dozen times.
It's a pity as yes, you are right Fairy, the Crown Imperial would have looked nice around the pond - I have some Cannas to plant - does anyone know if they have a strong scent too?
That's good to know, thanks punkdoc - they are a new plant/corm for me, so I am hoping that they will do well in our heavy soil - although I do add grit, sand and leaf mulch as I plant anything new.
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I do love gardeners world" but did anyone see and hear Monty take the heads off The spent bulbs and say to leave the stem to die down. A couple of programs ago Carole told us to take the stem down to the lowest you can. Now I am confuse, I shall compromise and take the stem off half way down.
I noticed that too Valerie. I think if you have daffs in a wilder area, you could just leave the stalks, but it's better aesthetically to take the whole thing. I pick quite a lot of mine for the house, so the stems are off completely, but when I just deadhead, I still take the whole stem anyway.
At my last house it would have taken forever to deadhead them all, so they just had to get on with it!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
valerie, I am like Monty in that I snap the heads off. Much easier when walking round the garden than going back to fetch scissors or secateurs.
Most of my cheerfulness etc is for picking and I take the whole stem, but for anything else it's lop off the heads now, this is the best excuse I can think of as it seems the bulb doesn't mind.
Thanks for naming the lovely plants - although I might have to avoid them completely, as allergies prevent me from growing strongly smelling plants as some of these lilies are - it is a real nuisance, but I just have to get on with it the best I can. Roses, carnations etc. are fine outside but I can't pick the flowers to bring into the house - nor can I sit very closely to them outside. My dad used to grow freesias for the commercial market and just walking past them would make me sneeze half a dozen times.
It's a pity as yes, you are right Fairy, the Crown Imperial would have looked nice around the pond - I have some Cannas to plant - does anyone know if they have a strong scent too?
No scent GD.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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That's good to know, thanks punkdoc - they are a new plant/corm for me, so I am hoping that they will do well in our heavy soil - although I do add grit, sand and leaf mulch as I plant anything new.