On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:45:03 -0000, " Emrys Davies"
wrote:

'Serena',

The book says: For compact growth and large flower heads, prune your
Goldflame to within 3"-4" of ground level in late February or early
March.

Paul, Emrys, Many thanks for the advice. My spirea will shrink
dramatically in the next couple of weeks!

This site is a good guide as to how you should prune.

http://www.bruceco.com/Information/basics/pruning.html

I've bookmarked that safely. It looks very useful. Thanks.

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Cheers, Serena

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