Q: I have recently planted a butterfly bush in my backyard and it's growing rapidly. When is the right time to prune it? It currently has beautiful flowers and is great for attracting butterflies, but ...

Q:All of our buddleias are infested with a little worm. It is smooth and white with a black head. It eats the flower buds from the inside out so that the flowers never form. Last year, we sprayed Bt ...

BUDDLEJA is a popular shrub, loved for its flamboyant flowers. However, if you neglect to prune your buddleja, you won't get the best displays. Here's when to prune your buddleja - it's earlier than ...

Q I have been abroad for a couple of months and a large buddleia, growing against my garden fence and not pruned for two years, is now massive. If I cut it right down now will I kill it? Marcus ...

Q: When should I prune a butterfly bush? And how do I go about it? A: Here’s a general rule for pruning shrubs: If the shrub bears blossoms on new growth made just before flowering in late spring and ...

October is a great time to start pruning certain plants, and there are a few reasons why. Lots of plants have lost most, if not all, of their leaves and this makes pruning much easier. Article ...

Nothing prolongs a long, hot summer more than a flowering shrub in blistering form as it heads towards September. But forget to give these plants a trim now and the floral spectacle is likely to be ...

Q: I have a butterfly bush (Buddleia)in the herb garden that is now over 15 feet tall. The weight alone is probably going to damage the bush, so should I just close my eyes and cut it back to a ...

Pruning plants in the landscape can be a daunting task. "How far back should they be pruned," "when should I prune" and "how do I prune" are frequent questions all county extension agents get. Pruning ...

April is the month when gardeners will see their gardens burst into life as the warmer weather and sunshine sees new flowers and trees start to bud. But it's also the time to take action for those ...

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