Recently in 'The Irish Garden' I saw a recommendation to prune a daphne. I had always believed any cutting of a daphne was wrong, even cutting flowers. Please advise, should I prune daphnes now? Thanks and happy new year.
My Magnolia wilsonii is sick, few leaves, dying branches, damaged buds, possibly due to cold weather after early good weather. What should I do to try to rescue this favourite of mine?
I have suckers under a Cornus controversa 'Variegata'. How would you suggest getting rid of them? I have cut them down to ground level. Is this the best procedure?
On recent TV programmes I have seen container grown plants being put directly into the soil without teasing out the roots.I always like to tease out the roots a bit to avoid pot bound plants not growing well.What do you suggest? PS: Thanks for a great web site. NF.
My Iris unguicularis is very untidy after flowering. Can I cut the leaves back. If so, when? Thanks !