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Re: [SG] Groundcover on hill under oaks

Hi Sheila,

Once the flowers of spring have gone, we are left with unsightly leaves which
must remain to regenerate the bulbs for next year.

I like a orderly garden, when possible, so the yellow, dying leaves, wore
heavily on me.  I began to experiment with cutback dates, and over the years,
discovered I could cut all bulb leaves below ground level, on the last day of
May.  I gauge my successful timing to the very large flowers I have each
spring.  Of course, the bulbs enjoy the benefits of manure and fertilizers,
along with the plants of summer and fall.

PS
zone 5b
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