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Why gardeners need to start planning for autumn now

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By Guy Barter
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High summer is usually a time of sitting back and enjoying the garden : long, warm, pleasant days and plants growing strongly. But this year we seem to have gone straight to the dog days of summer with hot and dry weather that stresses plants by excess heat and not enough water, reduced growth, and burnt-up lawns. Gardeners are probably entitled to feel a little cheated out of the best of their summer .
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Why gardeners need to start planning for autumn now

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How to deadhead and prune your garden now for flowers that last until autumn

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By Guy Barter
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Snipping off spent flowers, stalks and all, is simple and rewarding; dahlias, roses, tender container plants and herbaceous perennials that have finished, such as delphiniums and lupins , all benefit. They look better and turn their energies towards more flowers instead of seeds. Many will flower on and on until autumn frosts. Don't deadhead if seeds are wanted. If you have not already done so, prune early flowering shrubs including weigela and philadelphus.
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