A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2005 Hello from Western Massachusetts!

I just stumbled upon this site looking for information on how to prune my butterfly bush. Wow! I think I am going to enjoy it here.

I am a patio gardener. I only started outside gardening two years ago, when I got a patio to garden on!! I have several rosebushes, that I let go dormant in my basement this winter, and a rose tree. I also have several different perennials, that I hope all survived this last winter.

I also am an inside gardener. I have a huge window garden, and each year it gets bigger. A lot of my inside plants migrate outside for the summer, which they love.

I would not call myself a pro at this. In fact, I am learning as I go. I used to kill everything I tried to grow. Now, it seems I have quite the green thumb, because everything grows for me, and grows, and grows!!

I am looking forward to meeting everyone here.

Francine

Nice to meet you, Francine. We are looking forward to your posts.

Dianna

Welcome Francine! I've been debating about whether or not to prune my butterfly bush. I always had cut them back to within a foot of the ground before last when I just let it go. (not much winterkill at all). Doesn't look like much winterkill this year either, but I don't want it to start crowding a couple of neighboring shrubs, so I'm leaning towards pruning again.

hi francine, welcome to the forum!!

Linda

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Well, I pruned my butterfly bush back the day before yesterday. I am in Massachusetts, so lots of winter kill from our cold winters. I cut back everything that was dead, so it looks pretty bare now. I hope it comes back, because it is so pretty.

Francine