There are worthy reasons to wait until spring to cut back spent flowers. The seed heads provide both food and shelter for wildlife and the perished vegetation offers the plant a modicum of protection from the elements.
But when the sun dances across burnished flowers on a crisp winter’s day, surely that is reason enough.
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You are liking that new camera. 🙂 And we seem to be having a lot of un-seasonally sunny (and warm) days this November. I can’t remember lugging a watering can around this late for so many years that I literally can’t remember! The forecast predicts the first overnight frost around here next week. We’ll see.
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Even here they are suggesting -1, again, we will see. Not quite got to grips with the new camera yet, there are a lot of duff photos that no one sees before they go to the big bin in the sky. Will keep working on it! Keep warm 🙂
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Oh lovely photo.
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Thanks, it was begging to be taken 🙂
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Lovely. It does make the winter garden more interesting to have seed heads and such.
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It does, especially when the sun shines.
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The sun is shining here today. Hurray!
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I completely agree. Seed-heads add a special touch to the winter garden.
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And they come in such variety and bear such treasure!
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