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Hello. I had raised garden beds built in my garden three years ago. I love hebes because of the huge variety of colours in the foliage. For the past three years the hebes have thrived to fill the beds. I have 6 raised beds & over winter this year I have lost every hebe in my garden. They have all gone brown and brittle with no sign of life at all. Where have I gone wrong? I’m a novice gardener, hence sticking to hebes. Can anyone advise me please? Many thanks Jayne
Hello. I had raised garden beds built in my garden three years ago. I love hebes because of the huge variety of colours in the foliage. For the past three years the hebes have thrived to fill the beds. I have 6 raised beds & over winter this year I have lost every hebe in my garden. They have all gone brown and brittle with no sign of life at all. Where have I gone wrong? I’m a novice gardener, hence sticking to hebes. Can anyone advise me please? Many thanks Jayne
I believe some Hebes can be tender past -5. Much of the UK had quite the cold snap this winter. Here in the South East it dipped to -10 for a couple of nights. Might be worth being patient and seeing if any new growth pushes through as it starts to get warmer. Try scrapping away a bit of the stem and if it's green then it'll be a good sign. I have a couple of Ceonthus which are hardy down to -5 and have gone brown but I've noticed some new leaves coming through the past week.
I believe some Hebes can be tender past -5. Much of the UK had quite the cold snap this winter. Here in the South East it dipped to -10 for a couple of nights. Might be worth being patient and seeing if any new growth pushes through as it starts to get warmer. Try scrapping away a bit of the stem and if it's green then it'll be a good sign. I have a couple of Ceonthus which are hardy down to -5 and have gone brown but I've noticed some new leaves coming through the past week.
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