I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but is
there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks

Jeanne Stockdale

" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but is
there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks Jeanne Stockdale

I always tidy mine up before winter and then prune again hard in spring -
works for me :~)
Jenny

"JennyC" wrote in message
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" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but
is there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks Jeanne Stockdale

I always tidy mine up before winter and then prune again hard in spring -
works for me :~)
Jenny

I cut mine hard back, almost to the ground, in the autumn and just tidy them
up where needed in the spring & summer & I always get a great show!

I shall be out there with loppers and saw this weekend attacking my three!!!
)

Clive in Kent

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:09:24 +0200, JennyC wrote:

" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but is
there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks Jeanne Stockdale

I always tidy mine up before winter and then prune again hard in spring -
works for me :~)
Jenny

I don't actually have buddleia in my garden but my neighbour's bushes grow
over the fence. He cut them back hard last year in the autrumn and they
came up fine and he has recently done the same. It is pretty
indestructible.

Neil Jones

http://www.butterflyguy.com/

By cutting back it will not damage the plants, BUT could lose food for late
moths as weather is still warmish, also losing seed heads for overwinter
bird food.
That said it is your chioce. You could always place a birdfeeder somewhere
convenient for the wild birds and feed them that way, fat balls are useful
going through Autumn and Winter.
Incidentally "OT" Red Hot Poker is a wonderful bird food plant for spring,
Good to see birds hanging from the flowers feeding.
regards
Cineman

" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but is
there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks

Jeanne Stockdale

"cineman" wrote in message
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By cutting back it will not damage the plants, BUT could lose food for
late moths as weather is still warmish, also losing seed heads for
overwinter bird food.
That said it is your chioce. You could always place a birdfeeder somewhere
convenient for the wild birds and feed them that way, fat balls are useful
going through Autumn and Winter.
Incidentally "OT" Red Hot Poker is a wonderful bird food plant for
spring, Good to see birds hanging from the flowers feeding.
regards
Cineman

" Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message
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I know that buddleia should be cut back quite severely in the spring but
is there any harm in a light pruning now to tidy up the bed?

Thanks

Jeanne Stockdale




I knew the flowers were a good source of food for butterflies but did not
know the plant also fed moths...........one learns new things every day.

Sue Ridge writes

"cineman" wrote in message
.uk...
By cutting back it will not damage the plants, BUT could lose food for
late moths as weather is still warmish, also losing seed heads for
overwinter bird food.
That said it is your chioce. You could always place a birdfeeder somewhere
convenient for the wild birds and feed them that way, fat balls are useful
going through Autumn and Winter.
Incidentally "OT" Red Hot Poker is a wonderful bird food plant for
spring, Good to see birds hanging from the flowers feeding.
regards


When you say "food for late moths" are you suggesting late flowers?

(Even though the weather up to a few days ago was warmish, our buddleias
are well and truly over)


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Kay