Ever heard of the Chelsea chop? It’s a pruning technique that’s typically carried out between late May and early June – and since June is whizzing by at speed , there are a fair few plants you should give the Chelsea chop before the window closes.
The Chelsea chop is as simple as cutting herbaceous perennials back by a third, and it can work magic on their performance. It’ll delay flowering for a couple of weeks, but then you’ll enjoy a fuller, stabler round of blooms later in the season.
As long as they haven’t already started flowering yet, you can give these plants the Chelsea chop now. This list is by no means extensive – a broad range of…
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