1. Remove leaves that will be below water level when flowers are arranged. 2. But I was told that a fungus that attacked the photinias was soil-born, and removing the leaves would help keep the fungus under control. 3. Carefully remove remaining leaves until you get to smaller central ones. 4. Gently remove leaves from bottoms of cakes and discard. 5. He removes leaves if only a few are affected. 6. If the leaves do not respond well to the vinegar bath, wait for new foliage to sprout and remove dusted leaves. 7. If you have a small dining room, remove extra leaves from the table and move extra chairs to storage. 8. In between, I deadhead, or snap off, spent blossoms and remove withered leaves. 9. Make sure the node where you removed the leaves is buried. 10. Make sure the nodes where you removed the leaves are below soil level. |