Pruning Buddleia

peachespeaches

I think it will be fine, they are fairly rampant and hard to do anything wrong with. When I moved into another house I also cut one down at the end of summer just to tidy up and it was fine. If you are satisfied with its shape and size after autumn pruning just leave it. If you think it needs a bit more, go for it.

mardatha

Peaches I wish you'd move next door to me...

peachespeaches

Well thanks, my dad taught me all I know, but I dont do much these days. When I was a kid I used to be a bit hacked off that we didnt have a proper back garden with a lawn, swing and pretty flowers, but I loved helping him. But if you pick the right book up its all there.

savemoney

My neighbour cuts there's in Autumn so it should be fine he is a keen gardener

I think Autumn and Spring are fine prune them

Farway

savemoney wrote: »

My next door neighbour has a lovely purple one and its beautiful in Summer

Love to get one myself to grow up on a old garage wall but will have to take another plant out which hardly flowers

I know you don't have room, but Buddleia grow very easily from hardwood cuttings, and as now is pruning time you can easily increase your stock. Just stick a pruning offcut into the soil, it really does not matter on soil or size, but about 18" would be fine. put in more than you need, at least one will root

Autumn pruning is fine, reason for leaving is the seed heads provide winter food for birds

The later you prune the later the flowers, well within reason that is

PS they also will spring up from self sown seeds and can become weeds, I have loads self sown in flower pots and wall

chrisaj

kimmee wrote: »

The lads will be set to work over Easter then :rotfl:

Thanks Chrisaj

Now that sounds like a plan :j your welcome

savemoney

Thanks I might try and scrounged a cutting, I got ancie fuchsia which can act as a bribe when I split it once it starts to grow

I got room at side of old garage but will take a honeysuckle out as it doesn't flower muchits growing up a green trellis

Picture part of garden

mardatha

My garden hasnt got one tenth of that greenery ! it's all grass because we were always too busy working to do it!

kimmee

savemoney wrote: »

Thanks I might try and scrounged a cutting, I got ancie fuchsia which can act as a bribe when I split it once it starts to grow

I got room at side of old garage but will take a honeysuckle out as it doesn't flower muchits growing up a green trellis

Picture part of garden

Thats a lovely garden savemoney - maybe someday mine will look as good

frivolous_fay

My O/H chopped ours back too short last year - and it all sprouted back at leg height. Kind of annoying - means you can't get near it anymore without having to (wait for it) chop all the stupid little bits off it again.

I like ours to have a trunk.

Sorry, it may be obvious that I'm not a particular fan of this sprawling, PITA of a shrub!