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  • 25-03-2020 11:17pm
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    ollie103
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    Hi all,

    Newbie gardener here so pardon the rather basic question. I had the garden done last May so (finally!) season 2 is underway. My question is what to do with the dead plant material from last year which now has the new season’s growth coming through (see pics). Do I just leave it or do I need to cut the dead material away.

    Final question: generally how long do these types of plant last (assuming you can identify them from the pics): would I get a few seasons out of them?

    Many thanks.


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    toddunctious
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    you can snap away dry dead material or cut it. Both are perennial meaning they come back for several years. first is a sedum, second a coneflower or rudbeckia maybe


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    magicbastarder
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    just snip the dead growth away whenever suits.
    first one is a sedum, which is a herbaceous perennial - i.e. the growth above ground dies back in the winter, but below ground stays alive and returns in spring. should last for years.


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