If I could only take one perennial with me to a deserted island (and assuming zone plays no part in this fictional game) it would be Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye Weed). We’re talking a stat...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2016/02/eupatorium-maculatum-gateway-joe-pye.html
Quick one today as I continue with my 2nd year of doing the “Prune in June” series. I cut back one Sneezeweed (Helenium) by 1/2 in mid June last year hoping it would bloom without falling o...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2013/07/prune-in-june-sneezeweed.html
Here in zone 6B New Jersey, Boltonia typically blooms in late August/September and any blooms that time of year cannot be understated. They have a fantastic flower color and can be statuesque...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2013/07/prune-in-june-boltonia.html
Last June, I started my “Prune in June” series covering perennials I cut or pinched back in June to control the ultimate height and/or look of said perennials. June has come and gone already,...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2013/07/prune-in-june-is-back-sedum-autumn-fire.html
Back in June, I pinched back one of my Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ as a pruning experiment. You can read the original post here. I then updated the results in early September which you can also read ...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/10/sedum-autumn-fire-final-pruning-results.html
On a whim, I pinched back one of my three Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ perennials back in June just to “see what happens”. How’s that for motivation? Unlike the cultivar ‘Autumn Joy’ which a...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/09/prune-in-june-sedum-autumn-fire-update.html
When last we spoke of my beloved (sarcasm should be applied here) Boltonia, I had cut them back by half in the middle of June. As you know or … as you will now know … each and every year th...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/08/prune-in-june-boltonia-update.html
Back in the middle of June, I had written about my pruning experiment with my three Sneezeweed plants. I was closely following the advice of the legendary “plantswoman” Tracy DiSabato-Aust by...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/08/prune-in-june-helenium-sneezeweed-update.html
During the last week of June, I severely cut back three groups of perennials as a means to “clean them up”, as all three had bloomed their asses off and were now looking tired and spent. I ...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/08/prune-in-june-cleaning-up-update.html
When we last discussed my experimental pruning of Joey Pye (experimental in that I’m strictly following the advice of Tracy DiSabato-Aust), there were new bud breaks just emerging where I had p...
https://www.obsessiveneuroticgardener.com/2012/08/prune-in-june-another-joe-pye-weed.html