It's not just plants with a vast amount of flowers to be deadheaded that make good candidates for shearing. Plants like Nepeta and hardy Geraniums tend to bloom all at once and then decline. Here nepeta is being sheared back to a few inches. This will encourage the plant to set out new growth and new buds.
Garden Maintenance - Pinching, Deadheading and Cutting Back
By Marie Iannotti, About.com Guide
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- Garden Maintenance: Deadheading - Buds
- Garden Maintenance: Deadheading - Flowering Stem
- Garden Maintenance: Pinching
- Garden Maintenance: Pinching versus Shearing
- Garden Maintenance: Shearing
- Garden Maintenance: Foliage Dieback
- Garden Maintenance: Basal Growth
- Garden Maintenance: Pruning to Rejuvenate
- Garden Maintenance: Cutting Back to Shape Plants
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