seasons gone wrong

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by sparkle, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. sparkle

    sparkle Gardener

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    I'm a bit concerned about the strange things going on in my garden. My Olive tree has new growth, my hostas all have new leaves, my dutch irises have sprouted and the succulents I planted to fill a gap in summer are still going strong!

    These plants are going to be in for a nasty shock when they finally get frosted. Should I be protecting the hostas or cutting back the leaves?
     
  2. Blackthorn

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    Goodness sparkle what a lot going on for this time of year. I have no idea about the hostas, but as a guess the frost will probably cut them back anyway and hopefully they will re-grow come spring.
     
  3. walnut

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    I would put a heavy mulch over the crown of the Hostas
     
  4. whis4ey

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    I would leave them alone
    Our plants are all used to being hit by frosts in the winter
    They will grow again happily come next spring
    Everything is totally topsy turvy in our gardens at the moment
    I had flowers on rhoddies a few weeks ago. Silly thing [​IMG]
     
  5. Hornbeam

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    I'm with whis4ey. I'm leaving nature to sort itself out and just enjoying the extra colour. House down the road has got a magnificent,big, blowsy clematis in full bloom!
     
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