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What is dead heading dahlias and why do it? Dead heading dahlias means removing the remains of the spent flower head once the petals (or ray florets) have dropped off. We dead head dahlias, and other flowering plants, to prevent seeds developing. By doing this, the plant’s ‘desire’ to set seed is frustrated, so it …
Bamboo is undoubtedly one of my favourite plants. I almost always use bamboo in the gardens I create. Bamboo has striking presence. It can be used as a specimen plant – a star in the border, like this phyllostachys nigra – or as a wonderful screen. Learning how to grow bamboo for the garden is …
I’m guessing that if you are here you may be new to gardening. If you are, then you are in exactly the right place, because this is the first in a series on gardening for beginners – Becoming a Gardener. Maybe you have recently acquired a property with a garden for the first time. Or …