# Deadheading, Chelsea Chops & Other Garden Surgery

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Podcast: [The Garden Mixer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-garden-mixer-3555201)
Published: 2026-07-03T05:27:00+00:00
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## Resource

Deadheading, do we or don't we? The answer, as you expected, is complicated. And Leslie and Marianne want to dive into the nuance on this week’s One More Sip. In fact they’re going to discuss a lot of heinous herbaceous amputations in the name of beauty, such as Chelsea chopping, tiered pruning, and post-pruning. Why does it work? And when doesn’t it? And do you really have the patience to snip 235 cornflower heads into a basket when you can simply rip it out and let the Verbena bonariensis take over? All this and baby stealing on this Barrel Aged version of One More Sip of The Garden Mixer. This episode is celebrating its first birthday. If you would like to stay current with the latest One More Sip episodes, join us on The Garden Mixer on Substack to be a One More Sip paid subscriber.

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