Pruning Shrubs

[Cazz]

I hope someone can help me. i have two baby buzz budleia and a forsythia that both need pruning. the bidleia are in big pots the forsythia in the ground. I am not sure when to prune any of them and how far back I should cut them. Can anyone advise me? I would be very very grateful because they flower so well and i do not want to harm them. Thank you Cazz

[etta166]

What are you trying to acheive? You can cut them right back to the ground in the winter if you really want to cut them back that far, or you can just trim them once the leaves have fallen off. Don't cut off any new growth in the spring, as this is where the flowers will come from.

[edcam]

Forsythia - late winter, early spring for a hard prune, after flowering for a light prune. Buddleia should be lightly pruned after flowering, then pruned quite hard in spring (by mid-march.) Don't prune buddleia in the winter (sorry etta but that ain't good for buddleia.)