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karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: Sep/27/2007 1:41 PM PST I have some mums that are very tall and leggy - they only get morning sun - do they need more light or could I prune them more severely in June when I am pruning back to encourage more buds?? The first picture is from June of this year, the second is from this week. PS any advice on 'filling out' this bed would be welcome!! It just isn't right. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Sep/27/2007 4:01 PM PST I would think pinching them back more often would encourage bushier growth. You probably could continue to pinch them back into July too. Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Sep/28/2007 2:27 PM PST Mine are in part sun and are not leggy. Quote \| Reply \| Report

sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: Sep/28/2007 3:55 PM PST They, and you, are exceptional. Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Sep/28/2007 4:05 PM PST Quote \| Reply \| Report

poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: Sep/28/2007 6:33 PM PST Mine gets afternoon sun and it's growing like the dead nettle it's growing in. Along the ground with just it's little bud heads sticking up right now. It's been a perennial for a few years now and I hate to move it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: Sep/29/2007 4:22 AM PST So what can I put in the middle of a partial shade bed to 'fill in' - The fence is 4' so I'd be looking for something that only gets 2-2.5' tall. Though I have yellow mums in the back, the bed was supposed to be red-orange. Any suggestions?? Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Sep/29/2007 5:06 AM PST What about some kind of Trollius (Globeflower)? Quote \| Reply \| Report

karslinky Joined: 8/28/2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1197	Posted: Sep/30/2007 5:12 AM PST Does that have a late bloom time? I was hoping to spark the bed for late summer - fall, it's looking a bit spent... Quote \| Reply \| Report

bensmom98 Joined: 7/26/2006 Location: Lake Champlain Valley Posts: 9121	Posted: Sep/30/2007 6:22 AM PST I don't think so..... What about some dahlias? My neighbor has some orange ones flowering now. Marigolds are easy to grow from seed and probably reseed themselves. Edited to add: those may not grow in part sun. Maybe there is a later blooming orange daylily - I have Happy Returns, which is yellow still blooming. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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