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Gardening

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hibbing

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Tue Sep 12, 2023, 10:31 AM Sep 2023

Baptisia [View all]

So I had a large baptisia in front and got some hardscaping done. I got a new retaining wall and front steps. The retaining wall and two beds were built over the baptisia. I thought it was gone, but amazingly enough, the thing grew up from the bed in the retaining wall and has grown to be quite large. The problem is, it kind of messes up the look of my other plants in the bed.

After all that, my question is, how early do you think I could prune the baptisia down so the bed does not look so weird, but would still come back next year?

Peace

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Baptisia [View all] hibbing Sep 2023 OP
Found 2 articles of interest steventh Sep 2023 #1
Do not worry about the "look" and you will be rewarded with awesome flowers Botany Sep 2023 #2
whew NJCher Oct 2023 #3
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