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    Ask ANNE SWITHINBANK

    Aug 09, 2022 2 minutes

    Taking delicate cuttings

    QI know that some of the plants I have bought this year, such as French lavender and African daisies, may not survive winter. Should I be taking cuttings of them now, and where do I keep the cuttings over winter?

    Sam Pritchard, St Albans, Herts.

    Now is a good) and its cultivars may well come through winter, but in wetter areas or on heavier soils, they suffer from dampness and waterlogging.

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