Q: I have recently planted a butterfly bush in my backyard and it's growing rapidly. When is the right time to prune it? It currently has beautiful flowers and is great for attracting butterflies, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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's the perfect time of year to prune your shrubs for summertime perfection Pruning Buddleia davidii Our mild winter is making it easier to venture outdoors for the first of 2017's gardening. I've ...

Nothing prolongs a long, hot summer more than a flowering shrub in blistering form as it heads towards September. But forget to give these plants a trim now and the floral spectacle is likely to be ...

Q I have been abroad for a couple of months and a large buddleia, growing against my garden fence and not pruned for two years, is now massive. If I cut it right down now will I kill it? Marcus ...

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 ...