Got this very big bush, which is getting bigger every year. I know NOTHING
about gardening.I need to know if I can prune in back taking all leaves &
flowers off.

I have a good quality JPEG file (small) with a picture, as I don't know what it
is!

If anyone can offer help or advise, it would be much appreciated.

Rod.
E-mail

In article , ProfStragoff
writes
Got this very big bush, which is getting bigger every year. I know NOTHING
about gardening.I need to know if I can prune in back taking all leaves &
flowers off.

Are the leaves and flowers on it now - in January?
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"ProfStragoff" wrote in message
...
Got this very big bush, which is getting bigger every year. I know
NOTHING
about gardening.I need to know if I can prune in back taking all
leaves &
flowers off.

I have a good quality JPEG file (small) with a picture, as I don't
know what it
is!

If anyone can offer help or advise, it would be much appreciated.

Rod.
E-mail

Hi Rod,
Can you get the photo onto a web page so that we can see it ?

Or could you describe it in a bit more detail:
a) when does it flower
b) colour of the flowers
c) leaf shape
d) whereabouts do you live

Jenny

At least you bush isn't trying to instigate a war with Iraq!


ProfStragoff wrote in message
...
Got this very big bush, which is getting bigger every year. I know NOTHING
about gardening.I need to know if I can prune in back taking all leaves &
flowers off.

I have a good quality JPEG file (small) with a picture, as I don't know
what it
is!

If anyone can offer help or advise, it would be much appreciated.

Rod.
E-mail

"Cereoid+10" wrote
ProfStragoff wrote
Got this very big bush, which is getting bigger every year. I know
NOTHING
about gardening.I need to know if I can prune in back taking all
leaves &
flowers off.
I have a good quality JPEG file (small) with a picture, as I
don't know
what it is!

If anyone can offer help or advise, it would be much appreciated.
Rod.

At least you Bush isn't trying to instigate a war with Iraq!

Totally OT but made me smile :~))
Jenny

In article ,
JennyC wrote:


Hi Rod,
Can you get the photo onto a web page so that we can see it ?

Or could you describe it in a bit more detail:
a) when does it flower
b) colour of the flowers
c) leaf shape
d) whereabouts do you live

He mailed me the JPEG, and I think that it is the common form of
Buddleia davidii - quite a nice bush of it, too.

My advice was to cut out 2/3 of the main stems as needed to make
space (and use them as firewood!) and to prune other stems back
to a couple of decent buds/shoots/live growth. I have never cut
one back to ONLY very old wood, and don't know how well they will
regrow.

Other people may give different advice, of course :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
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