do i ull off the dead leaves of m yukka

You can quite safely remove any dead leaves and spent flower stems without harming the plant - watch out for those spikey tips on the leaves though!

I would suggest pulling them off rather than cutting......would you agree Bamboo? Neater finish, I'm thinking...

yes and pull them downwards with a quick jerky movement rather than slowley pulling.you can ofcourse just leave them on.

Yes, except sometimes, if the weather's been damp, they won't pull off, so then I resort to the sharp secateurs.

fair play bamboo

I find the same with cordylines, and Phormiums, Nosey, sometimes the damn dead leaves won't pull off at all.

i know what you mean or there very tough.they used to use newzealand flax leaves for bow strings and knitting.i often pull a leaf of ,split it and use it to tie other plants back.

What a good idea! Now that's my kind of recycling, Nosey

works realy well to my globe artichokes often get quite top heavey and almost fall over so i join a couple of split leaves together and pull them into a nicer shape.also im training a couple of cherry trees,a twisted hazle and a ucalypt around a swing that in turn frames my 5 foot hedge in the front garden which i have pictures of on here.i tye them of with strands and they rot of about the same time as they need redoing but sometimes i have to cut them of even after a year or more.

What a novel idea NP! Must try that one......

5 foot head i ment to say cant think why i wrote hedge lol.well im glad you like it and obviously bio degradable

....was wondering why you'd want to frame your hedge.....how's Sid?

ow sids good i did a blog about all the dogs ive owned and do own including your name sake

Good :-)

hope you liked it sid