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Do you do topiary? By cutting back, an overgrown hedge can be turned into a herd of elephants: http://j.mp/MyoeYl

Let spring-flowering bulbs die down before cutting them back! What to do with fading bulbs: http://j.mp/J7blsA

Continue dividing or cutting back marginal pond plants and bog garden plants if overcrowded.

Did you prune shrubs, trees or hedges? Mulch and feed them to give them energy for the extra growth after cutting back.

Hellebore leaf spot can be a problem on old foliage: cutting back the old leaves should control the problem.

Leave some seedheads standing, rather than cutting them back, to provide food and shelter for wildlife.

Continue cutting back perennials that are fading and dying down.