Re: blue mist
- Subject: Re: blue mist
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 04:09:44 -0400
Yup, Marilyn, it sure was too drastic, even though the plant was only
about 24"' tall to start with...drastic-ed right into the old compost
heap in the sky:-) I had, if I remember correctly, had the plant for
a couple of years and hadn't pruned it all - and it seemed quite
happy and flowered until I 'followed directions'...sometimes the
education of a gardener is a painful one.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
>
> Marge,
> 6" does sound rather drastic. My C. 'Longwood Blue' is a good 4'
tall and
> to take it back to 6" would mean sawing the trunk and not leaving
any
> branches (looking like a beaver had done the job)! Whereas the
Caryopteris
> in gallons in the nursery are only about 12" tall right now, so
cutting them
> back to 6" would give me a nice bushy plant. So I think everyone
needs to
> evaluate their shrub carefully before pruning back to any size.
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
>
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