Comments on: Wherefore art thou? http://blog.blithewold.org/daffodils/wherefore-art-thou/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/daffodils/wherefore-art-thou/comment-page-1/#comment-11125 Susan Sims Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:00:22 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=4910#comment-11125 My problem is that the foliage hangs on here forever. They will be fallen will much yellowing but just enough green that come JULY I take matters in my own hands and go for it. I've found that water is usually do my clumps in. Too much and they don't come back. <em>Susan, thanks for mentioning the drowning problem - I meant to! They hate wet feet - though a well-timed spring rain, even a deluge evidently, is good stuff. And I think you can safely whack foliage back sooner than July - we cut the ones in the Rose Garden back after only 6 weeks (it's too ugly and front&center to keep any longer) and they've been fine. -kris</em> My problem is that the foliage hangs on here forever. They will be fallen will much yellowing but just enough green that come JULY I take matters in my own hands and go for it. I’ve found that water is usually do my clumps in. Too much and they don’t come back.

Susan, thanks for mentioning the drowning problem – I meant to! They hate wet feet – though a well-timed spring rain, even a deluge evidently, is good stuff. And I think you can safely whack foliage back sooner than July – we cut the ones in the Rose Garden back after only 6 weeks (it’s too ugly and front&center to keep any longer) and they’ve been fine. -kris

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