Hi All,
Just before we had all that hot weather i redid my front garden to try and get on top of the couch grass.
I dug all the plants out mostly hebes and dug the soil over and took out all the grass i could find and covered the soil in membrane and replanted the hebes and topped with wood chip.
However despite all the watering the plants are brown and burnt looking some have got new green growth and others have none. (heathers are the same)
Do you think i have murdered them??
cam
You may have but don't panic yet. The ones with the green growth indicate they may still recover. Hebe can be surprisingly resilent. You can always have some cuttings of mine! What size leaves did they have...similar or different sizes?
P.S think I forgot to reply to your last message :-[
I did post photo's on FB for you.
thanks hon will have a look :)
the leaves were small like raisins :)
I would be patient. I thought one of mine had died but it sprouted new leaves. The ones with small leaves tend to be tougher than the ones with big leaves.
Do you think i should trim them? I was not sure if Hebes grow on old wood?
Quote from: cambourne7 on October 01, 2010, 15:15:37
Do you think i should trim them? I was not sure if Hebes grow on old wood?
I'd be cautious. Have had varying results with Hebes. Some seem to come back from old wood, others keel over. Might depend on how sizeable they are.
Best bet is probably to leave them be & see how strongly the growth comes back. Can always trim out any bits that don't show any growth later on.