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Deadhead

An employee of a transportation company who travels for free in order to return home or arrive at his next assignment.

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Dying daffodils can be deadheaded but leave green foliage to die back completely.

TIME-SAVING TIP Use a garden vacuum to clear up after trimming and deadheading, especially on plants which can be deadheaded in one go using shears, such as lavender.PLACES TO VISIT Aug 9-10: The West Dean Red Hot Chilli Pepper Fiesta, West Dean Gardens, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex: Nearly 200 varieties of peppers will be on display in one of the 13 Victorian glasshouses during this event.

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LATE flowering roses shouldalso be deadheaded, unless of course they are roses grown for their ornamental hips.