BUDDLEJA is a popular shrub, loved for its flamboyant flowers. However, if you neglect to prune your buddleja, you won't get the best displays. Here's when to prune your buddleja - it's earlier than ...

Butterfly bushes (Buddleja davidii) are known as one of the best plants to attract a variety of butterflies to your yard thanks to their large, nectar-filled flowers. As a bonus, their pink-purple ...

It can be difficult to know when and how to prune the plants in your garden. Some can only be pruned in summer after flowering, while others are happy with a spring tidy-up. If you have a butterfly ...

Most gardeners know: Pruning is a necessary evil. Even the most low-maintenance gardens require an occasional trim. Not only is pruning an effective way to control your plants' size, but it can also ...

Q:All of our buddleias are infested with a little worm. It is smooth and white with a black head. It eats the flower buds from the inside out so that the flowers never form. Last year, we sprayed Bt ...

One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. Learning how and when to prune a butterfly bush can help you keep all ...

According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), pruning involves the selective removal of certain parts of a plant to facilitate better growth. Each shrub and flower will require pruning at ...

Now is a vital time to prune certain plants to make sure they bounce back better than ever next year. According to the Royal Horticultural Society, pruning is a selective process of removing certain ...

Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be ...

Barbara Bissinger of Pleasanton spotted a Western tiger swallowtail enjoying a moment on her Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’ butterfly bush. Buddleja does well in our climate. It likes a well-drained ...