By 243rose
Essex,
United Kingdom 
I have masses of Aubretia as ground cover .... Trouble is I'm not sure what to do with it as a lot of it is a bit brown and straggly in places .. Can I cut it back to where it emerges from the ground to grow nxt year or will that kill it ??
26 May, 2012
Answers
Thanks for that .. I will cut them back hard after flowering !!!
26 May, 2012
Yes you can cut it back very hard and it will return.
I trim mine immediately after flowering each year to a diameter of about 8-10 inches and I don't get the centres going brown and leggy.
You may have to trim almost to the exact centre of the plant if your centres are leafless..
26 May, 2012