If you don't prune your buddleia it can become tatty and overgrown, developing a twiggy tangle of bare stems, with the ...

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 ...

Act now and be rewarded with a neater shape and more purple blooms ...

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 ...

Tom G. asks: I have a buddleia that is large and very woody. A few of the stems are large, making it more difficult to prune. Last year I pruned it back to a height of around 4 feet. Gardening friends ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning plants while they are dormant reduces stress and encourages healthy growth. (Getty Images) Along with mowing the lawn at ...

The experts reveal the key plants to prune in March, sharing their exclusive advice on how to do it ...

Whilst many believe pruning season has drawn to a close as Britain moves towards spring, gardening specialists are warning otherwise. There's actually a brief window right now to tackle overgrown ...