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Hi all,
I would appreciate some advice. I am helping my new
neighbour tidy up her garden. We have had the coldest Winter for past 20
years, with a number of storms and very high winds so many plants are not
looking their best.
And to my queries:
- Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) - due to the bad weather
the flowers and leaves have been shredded so naturally does not look
good. I believe that it is best to delay pruning until April or
so. Can I prune now and by how much? Branching starts about at
about 3ft on main trunk.
- Pentas - They have just finished flowering. They
are about 2ft tall. Do I prune and by how much.?
- Rudbeckia (I think) - about 6ft tall and lanky. It had
maybe 30 buds in October but only 6 flowered. Maybe it is not so drought
tolerant and needs regular watering which it didn't get in the Autumn.
It has some seed heads but otherwise is not attractive. When do I prune
back?
- Tidying up the fruit trees in the lower garden, I discovered
that a lemon tree has been planted still in its plastic pot!!. The tree
is not looking too bright. Should I try digging up the plant completely
and remove the plastic pot, or dig around the sides of the plastic pot leaving
the tree in situ and then try and remove the plastic or leave it as it
is?
- Also my neighbours would like to plant some more fruit trees
in a low maintenance lawn (gramma) with irrigation. They already have
fig, apricot and grapefruit growing in this lawn so any other suggestions
apart the previously named and loquat which they don't like would be
welcome.
- Chorisia speciosa - a young tree is not doing
well. All the top branches have rotted back to main trunk. Should
it be pruned back to good wood and how will the tree look in the future
with no central branch provided the tree recovers of course?
- Livistona palms (young) planted out in full sun have
yellowish leaves. A deficiency in magnesium or iron or ?
I am sorry that I only seem to contribute when I require
advice but I enjoy reading all your posts. Many thanks,
Maria,
Costa Blanca
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