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 ...

You now have just weeks or even days to make sure plants like shrubs and fruit bushes do their best ...

It's important to know how to prune buddleia, and when to do it, to keep this vigorous shrub under control. Failing to do so can result in this popular and hardy plant becoming a little unruly.

If you're one of those gardeners like me who relish the company of painted ladies when you're on your knees with trowel in the ground, plant a butterfly bush. Butterfly populations in Northern ...

GARDENERS across the UK have been warned about a common plants that’s can be a nightmare to deal with. Buddleia is known for it’s stunning purple blooms and strong scent – and it’s a common plant in ...

Aldi suggests trimming last year's growth back to roughly 30-60cm from ground level, adjusting based on the plant's size and vigour. He said: "It can look brutal. But buddleia responds very well to a ...

From watering tips to advice about removing invasive types, gardening experts share their insight. According to Myers, buddleia should be planted so that the crown of the shrub (the place where stems ...

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 ...

More people are buying buddleia for their gardens, but it's classified as an invasive species and is a problem on British railways. It's hard to walk by a railway line in Britain and not see buddleia.