Pruning and Cutting Back

When and how to deadhead, shear, pinch and cut back perennials, season by season.

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Cutting Back Perennials in Fall: What to Cut and What to Leave

Cut back peonies, bee balm, phlox, hostas and bearded iris after the first hard frost, and leave seed heads and grasses standing for winter. Here is what to cut, what to leave…Fall