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    June’s checklist

    May 12, 2019 5 minutes
    Text by Carol Bucknell.
    Illustrations by Pippa Fay.

    + If you haven’t pruned your hydrangeas yet now is a good time to cut back all the stems that flowered last season as well as any that are dead or diseased. Use some of the cuttings to start new plants (although wait until spring in very cold areas), choosing ones with around 5-6cm of stem below a pair of leaves or leaf nodes.

    + In very cold places winter’s freezing temperatures and thaws can crack ceramic and clay pots. If you’re worried, it’s best to empty pots out and move them to a dry shed, garage or under the house.

    + Ponds and water features can fill up with leaves and other garden material during our wet and wild winters. This, plus leaves from pond

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