Feeding and mulching perennials: why less is often more
Most perennials are modest feeders, and too much fertiliser harms more than too little. Here is how to feed your perennial bed with compost and mulch, without overloading it.
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5 postsMost perennials are modest feeders, and too much fertiliser harms more than too little. Here is how to feed your perennial bed with compost and mulch, without overloading it.
Hostas solve the shade problem elegantly, if you mind one thing: the slug. With the right spot and the right variety choice, you enjoy their foliage for years.
Your clematis grows but won't flower? Almost always the pruning shears are to blame. Here's how to sort your clematis into its pruning group and cut each one right.
Wisteria only flowers lavishly with two cuts a year. Here is how to shorten the whip shoots in high summer and free the flowering wood in late winter.
Peonies live for decades if you set them right. The most common mistake is planting too deep. Here is how to find the right spot and get lavish blooms every year.