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BFVISION
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I planted a 2 foot tall bush last year and got a few flowers, bo big deal. This year it is almost 10 feet tall and LOADED with white flowers. How much do I trim it back this year without hurting it? Do I wait till spring to trim? Do I trim at all?

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Posts: 197 | From: NJ, NORTHERN COUNTY | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Logged: 65.164.203.227
Bestofour
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Do you still have flowers on it? If you do, go ahead and trim it back now. You can cut it back as much as you want. It must be in a great place and will come back. Do you trim off the flowers over the summer. This will cause more blooms and therefore, more butterflies.

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Newt
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You should find this site helpful as well.

http://www.communigate.co.uk/london/whittinghamgardeningclub/page14.phtml

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When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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