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Cutting back Buddleia (butterfly bush)

Butterfly bushes, one of my favorite sub-shrubs! But they look like heck in early spring. What to do? Here are two answers to that question:
Q. My six-plus year-old Buddleia (butterfly bush) has never really been pruned. It’s about six-ft. tall now and very thick and unwieldy. It has new growth emerging. Should I prune? [...]

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