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 ...

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It can be difficult to know when and how to prune the plants in your garden. Some can only be pruned in summer after flowering, while others are happy with a spring tidy-up. If you have a butterfly ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...

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 ...

In the world of flowering shrubs, few plants can match Buddleia for the ability to attract butterflies. Given the common name of butterfly bush, many gardeners refer to it as a "butterfly magnet," ...

Pruning shrubs and perennials in May can reward you with neater plants and tremendous future flowering displays. There is a lot to do in the garden this month, but do not overlook pruning when putting ...