Our snapdragons have so far bloomed all winter long and the plants continue to grow. What do I do with them to get them ready for spring? If I leave them as they are, I'm afraid they will grow out of control and become spindly. Do I just trim them or cut them off or what? Help! Thank you!

Snapdragons are annuals, so about all you can do is cut off dead blooms and wait for them to die their natural death. I doubt they will last long enough to get spindly. Removing the spent blooms before they can go to seed may prolong the process.

While they are often sold as an annual, they are actually a short-lived perennial.

I stand corrected. Very short lived in my zone. The care would be the same though...keep it deadheaded, and it shouldn't get overly spindly.

I've had snaps over winter here in a very protected bed. They did sort of peter out about mid summer though. But by then I had new plants up from their reseeding. It lasted a couple of years like that until a really nasty cold winter (like this one) happened and killed them all.I love snaps thoug. They're such pretty, happy little plants!

I have a snap dragon that has been out in the garden for a number of years. I live outside of Salem, Oregon. It has gone through some very cold winters. It is alive and well still, but does look tall and spindly right now. Once the weather warms up I cut it back to about 2 inches from the ground. Some times there is already some new growth showing.

I have several snapdragons that are going into their third year. I cut them back to about 2-3" in the fall and they grow back in the spring. We recently had almost 24" of snow so I'm wondering if they will survive this year.

Bruce, snow is a great insulator so the roots should be OK!