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 ...

Butterfly Bush is one of those shrubs that gets the best of a lot of us. We never can truly anticipate just how huge they can ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...

The Garden Docs give advice on pruning butterfly bushes and picking Mahonia. 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 ...

If I gathered up all the billions of garden questions people have asked me over the years, via email, at the annual neighborhood barbeque, or even as I’m lying on the operating room table waiting for ...

Hot as it is, you can prune a lot of shrubs right now and even root new ones from the clippings. Long stems of summer flowering crape myrtles, roses, Buddleia and the like can be cut back to keep them ...

Is it too late to prune landscape shrubs? It depends. Summer pruning can tame overgrown shrubs, especially those that should’ve never been set out in small spots to begin with. Large varieties of ...

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 ...

Pruning throughout the year is a crucial gardening job as it can help promote new growth and even a second flowering. The aim is to remove dead, diseased, and damaged branches and stems, which will ...

Pruning throughout the year is an essential gardening task as it can encourage fresh growth and even prompt a second bout of flowering. The goal is to eliminate dead, diseased, and damaged branches ...

Pruning throughout the year is an essential gardening task as it can help encourage fresh growth and even a second round of blooms. The objective is to eliminate dead, diseased, and damaged branches ...