Viewing post #989132 by crowrita1

These illustrate why I 'cut back, and burn"
If I dont' cut....the beds look like this:

when they are cut back, they look like this:

and when they are burnt off:


and Lucy is correct....if the leaves are green.....there is growth......maybe SLOW growth, but growth, going on., and I try to wait as late as I can to do my cutting / burning (and I really aren't too interested in being out there when it gets REALLY cold ) In some areas (climates is a better word, I guess :confused:) at least *some* cultivars remain green, all winter. Here, there are only a few of the medians that are 'ever green', everything else is either brown, and dried out....or a slimy mush ....by the time spring comes.