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#203744 - 04/22/08 09:34 PM Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!!
Pinkhorseofcourse Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Great Gardener Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 692 Loc: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio	They weren't doing much yet, but they would have been a year old this summer.. will they still grow this summer? Right now they are just sticks sticking up out of the ground. _________________________
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#203748 - 04/22/08 10:10 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: Pinkhorseofcourse]
emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Great Gardener Registered: 02/22/08 Posts: 942 Loc: Merced County,California	My dad also mows over my veggies once in a while and I just replant _________________________ Growing a vegetable garden is worth it!
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#203749 - 04/22/08 10:11 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: Pinkhorseofcourse]
jonni13 jonni13 Webkinz Queen Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/05 Posts: 15406 Loc: So. Cal.	They are pretty hardy plants. I've cut mine back to ankle high sticks on purpose and they grow back to 10 ft tall shrubs. I would put something in the ground to protect them from future abuse though. A stake at the very least to mark the spot. _________________________ ~Tina It is only your very best friends who see who you really are and love you anyway.
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#203752 - 04/22/08 10:18 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: jonni13]
Pinkhorseofcourse Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Great Gardener Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 692 Loc: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio	Hi Tina! And Enrique! Thanks! I am glad to hear they are pretty hardy.. I didn't want to have to buy new ones.. I will do something to keep him away from them. At least he didn't mow the lilac bush! _________________________
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#203756 - 04/22/08 10:23 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: Pinkhorseofcourse]
emdeGardener2 emdeGardener2 Great Gardener Registered: 02/22/08 Posts: 942 Loc: Merced County,California	Hey it could've been worse!If you were growing veggies and he mowed them down,what would you do? _________________________ Growing a vegetable garden is worth it!
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#203768 - 04/22/08 10:42 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: emdeGardener2]
Pinkhorseofcourse Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Great Gardener Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 692 Loc: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio	LOL I suppose so.. and I guess if I wanted the vegis he mowed, I would replant as well. _________________________
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#203797 - 04/23/08 05:19 AM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: Pinkhorseofcourse]
tamara tamara NORTHERN STAR Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 15843 Loc: NB Canada	Some plants will come back with a vengence after being mowed over. Seems to put the energy back into the root system making for a stronger plant. Butterfly bushes won't overwinter here. It's a shame because they are so pretty. What variety do you have Jennifer? _________________________ Tamara's Photos I'm the keeper of the cows again.
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#205139 - 04/27/08 10:06 PM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: tamara]
Pinkhorseofcourse Pinkhorseofcourse Wild Willow Great Gardener Registered: 04/17/06 Posts: 692 Loc: Rolling Hills of SE Ohio	I am glad to hear they should be fine.. as far as the variety, I am not sure without looking at the picks in the ground. LOL I know one is blue/purple and one is pink. _________________________
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#209282 - Yesterday at 10:58 AM Re: Hubby mowed over my butterfly bushes!! [Re: Pinkhorseofcourse]
manderlyh manderlyh Member Registered: 05/02/07 Posts: 97 Loc: Boise , ID	Yikes! My boyfriend's done things like that--which is why I insist upon mowing now--for the most part. LOL
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