Submitted 08/13/08 19:08:53 by Ken Hock from Whitehall Pa.

Q Nancy, My wife has a great garden of perennials in our front yard that attracts Hummingbirds. She has bee balms and lilies that were gorgeous. Should she cut these back to the ground now that there done or just let them Go Thanks

Answered 08/22/08 21:52:43 by Nancy Brachey

A: Don't do any cutting back now. The lily foliage will wither naturally and then you can cut it off. The bee balm should be allowed to keep growing through the autumn then trimmed back when you do the garden cleanup in November or December.