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  Mic Watson March 18, 2011 at 1:17pm

   We have a 7 yr old phornium (new zealand flax) in our garden that has survived the worst weather over the years , i tend to trim the dead and falling leaves from the outside once a year .

   

   However this winter has seen it off :( im spending today digging it out and its huge so far im 4 hrs in and still not making much of it , guess this job will carry on all weekend i think ..
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  Donny Bryan March 18, 2011 at 5:54pm

  We put up post earlier this year about customer's 2 mature bay trees that were looking dire. They were alive so we pruned well and advised customer to mulch around roots and feed across this year. Haven't seen them ourselves but told they are starting to look 'better'. If they are still alive would be worth planting - seems a shame not to give them a chance...
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  Tim Haywood March 18, 2011 at 7:47pm

  Ceanothus, bays, hebes, phormiums and cordylines all took a battering here in Nottingham. I spent some time last Weds digging out four mature cordylines. Not easy to do with the huge roots but very satisfying as I hate the things!
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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance March 18, 2011 at 7:52pm

  Same here, although i have'nt dug the roots out - my back is thanking me for that! I've also had to cut a few yucca's down as the snow weight bent or snapped them. I'm pretty sure they will grow back sadly (hate them). I've spent a whole day clearing out dead plants in one garden and there is still about half a day to do yet.
  
  Tim Haywood said:

  Ceanothus, bays, hebes, phormiums and cordylines all took a battering here in Nottingham. I spent some time last Weds digging out four mature cordylines. Not easy to do with the huge roots but very satisfying as I hate the things!
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  Cesare Harradine March 18, 2011 at 8:33pm

  Phormiums ok but hebe and cordylines suffered
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  Colin@Green Room Gardens March 18, 2011 at 8:50pm

  Phormiums have taken a real beating, Cordylines have had it completely including my own that has moved house with us twice and was planted in our back garden :0(, my parents also lost a ceanothus. On the plus side my cleints fern tree survived but it has had a fleece cover on and a large bundle of straw for protection. I am based in cambridge and we miss most of the snow but got the worst ice this year!!(-13)
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  Chris Auld March 18, 2011 at 9:02pm

  Cordylines are now almost extinct where i live, most have been cut down already, many phormiums also dead.
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  Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care March 18, 2011 at 11:20pm

  Have seen ceanothus, hebe, phormium, canary palm, olive, viburnumand camelia this year. 
  
  The extreme temperatures we had in December seem to have hit a lot of plants hard.
  
  Some I've taken out, others I'm hanging on until next month to see the extent of the die back and signs of regenetation.
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  Richard Boyd March 19, 2011 at 12:19am

  Two standard twisted bay in large containers don't look well. Leaves are 75% brown and not looking good.

   

  Leaves dead could be OK, how are the branches supporting them? If they are black then probably best to forget. We had a few half standards hired out in the winter to a mobile bar company, nice healthy plants with very lush heads. The plants came back pretty nuked but we've been foliage feeding and I think they might be OK by the summer. If your plants have not started to pick up in the next couple of months bin them.
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  Geoff Norfolk March 19, 2011 at 9:11pm

  I always reckon Cordylines are pretty tough and should regenerate from the old wood....... they have in the past though December was pretty cold!  I just cut the tops down till I reach some solid unrotted stem and then leave it to see what happens..... personally, I like Cordylines and seems a pity to give up on them without a bit of a battle.