I’m heading out to fertilize my Miss Molly butterfly bushes today. I was just waiting to hear what fertilizer to use. I pruned late last month since we’re a little further along here in Texas. Thanks Jenny!! 🦋
Don't do any trimming until you see some new growth popping up (be patient, they like it hot). Once you see some new leaves popping out, then you can prune. You've got this!
@Rhansplants - I am in Canada 🇨🇦equivalent to your zone five. My pugster and Miss Molly butterfly bushes did not flower until late summer. The growth did come from the bottom . It was only two years later when I did see many flowers. As Jenny mentioned the key is to make sure the roots don’t drown. So consider the amount of snow and how it melts, constant freezes and thaws especially with our global warming are not good .
Thank you for the informative video. I planted my Black Knight butterfly bush a few weeks ago. I am in zone 9a and it’s my first butterfly bush. I’m not anticipating any flowers this spring/summer as it is a young bush, but who knows. Next spring, I’ll prune it. Again, thanks for sharing your pruning techniques.
Thanks for this video, Jenny. I cut my Pugster White back last week pretty much all the way back and was worried you'd come on and say we needed to be careful. Now I'm confident I did it right! 😊 Thanks again. Have a wonderful day!
So i cut my butterfly bushes down to about 1/3 of the plant. I will be moving them to a different location because they got too large in my front flower garden. I have clay soil (it's awful). I forgot the tip about not planting the root ball down into the soil. Thank you for all your information in the videos. Someday i would like to come see your nursery.
Oh my gosh those tulips and daffodils are so gorgeous! I am in Zone 8A and have 3 large butterfly bushes that I've had for about 6 years. I hardly ever pruned them (because I wasn't educated back then like I am now) and over time they were not looking that well. Last year at this time, I cut them down to the ground and they came back more beautiful than ever and stayed around the 5-5 1/2 foot mark which is perfect for me to maintain throughout the summer (I keep them deadheaded). Last year I planted a few dwarf butterfly bushes in the backyard (Lo & Behold). This year I will be planting some of the Pugster's in a variety of colors in areas where we have removed old boring shrubs. I am so excited to get the Pugster's into my yard! Thanks for all of the info!
I’m learning so much these days. BTW, I got my annuals order and OH MY GOSH! I could not be happier. The plants are beautiful. The roots are amazing. The quality is top notch. Thank you to the entire Creekside staff for taking great care of these babies. #fanforlife PS - thank you for the sticker! ❤
Good morning Jenny! I only have 1 small butterfly bush. I've had it fo3 or 4 years. It's small fat and round. I have so much green on it. I do have a lot of dead flowers all over it. I think I'll buy a larger one. Thank you so much!
Pruned my butterfly bush back to this height (in the video) last year. This year it was over 6 feet tall! So buddy got chopped back down again! Good to know that I wasn’t too rough on the pruning last year, they’re really tough plants.
Great explanation. You have given me the nudge to try a butterfly bush again. I've killed some, even in sandy soil. Always my fault --incorrect planting, untimely pruning, too much irrigation, you name it. 😂 Grace in gardening. Thanks, Jenny!! Rooting for the 100,000! 🎉
Good luck if you try it again. I don’t have a wet problem, really the opposite. But, I wanted to share a variety of butterfly bush that I planted last year and is almost fool proof, to me. Called Pugster Blue, it’s a dwarf that blooms continuously through the summer and doesn’t need to be deadheaded. Because it’s a dwarf, about 2’ x 2.5, I didn’t prune it at all this year. I took out roses because the deer ate the blooms all the time, and they don’t touch these, so no spraying. One great plant.
Thanks so much. So timely. Have two year old Pugsters, 5 of them, and I was just going to leave them this year. They are covered with new growth underneath, but I love the size. I will take off some growth at the top now that I have seen you do yours. Love the pugsters. No deer.
Love your videos! Even though I'm in a different zone (4), I always learn something or get good ideas for my garden. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
My mother in law taught me that if you take the leaves of daffodils and tie them in a knot so they lay flat on the ground they aren’t so annoying while the leaves die back. Therefore, while other perennials are growing and blooming they are easier to see.
I'm already ahead of you! Here's a video we did a few months ago. I would HIGHLY recommend purchasing the maintenance bundle as it is everything you need to keep them in top condition. Bundle bit.ly/3xdtzaw. Video th-cam.com/video/oCrIk3lwSjQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ERkqazS9vyyMziFn
My butterfly bushes are about 30 years old. They have sort of spread in the beginning, so I went from 2 to about 8. We trim them every spring and they are in sandy soil, no irrigation. To get more blooms late summer, should I do a light prune?
I have 3 butterfly bushes planted on a sloped area. All did great the first year. The 2 Miss Mollys did great their 2nd year, but my Miss Violet was really slow to come back. I think it sank a liitle - is it ok to lift it and fill in soil underneath? And if yes, when is the best time to do that? I'm in East Tenn. Zone 7b. Thank you!
I planted 3 pugster blue last summer. They are about 2’ x 2’ right now, should I prune the old leaves and blooms off since they were planted late last summer?
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Unfortunately you're not the first person to tell us this 😫. I have no idea why YT would unsubscribe people; believe you me, it wasn't us!!!! Thanks for re-subscribing ❤️
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Your tulips and daffodils are gorgeous!
The daffodils are so beautiful Jenny and I loved hearing the birdsongs in the background as you cleaned your Felco’s! ❤
I love the sound of the birds too !!
Oooo, getting very close to 100k. Well deserved!
Your tulips look so pretty!!
Good morning Jenny and all. I love Butterfly Bush.
I’m heading out to fertilize my Miss Molly butterfly bushes today. I was just waiting to hear what fertilizer to use. I pruned late last month since we’re a little further along here in Texas. Thanks Jenny!! 🦋
You're so welcome!
Love my butterfly bushes! Add lots of color, brings the butterflies and the deer ignore them!
I’m in Maine. Mine was so small, last fall. Now it’s over my head!
I guess it’s happy!
I'm in Michigan and I'm new to growing butterfly bushes..mine died all the way back ..really hoping it comes back this year!
Don't do any trimming until you see some new growth popping up (be patient, they like it hot). Once you see some new leaves popping out, then you can prune. You've got this!
@Rhansplants - I am in Canada 🇨🇦equivalent to your zone five. My pugster and Miss Molly butterfly bushes did not flower until late summer. The growth did come from the bottom . It was only two years later when I did see many flowers. As Jenny mentioned the key is to make sure the roots don’t drown. So consider the amount of snow and how it melts, constant freezes and thaws especially with our global warming are not good .
@@GardeningwithCreekside thank you so much ❤
@@eileenchang2173thank you for the info! ☺️ Love hearing personal garden experiences!
My pugsters die all the way back every year. Mid-Missouri.
Thank you for the informative video. I planted my Black Knight butterfly bush a few weeks ago. I am in zone 9a and it’s my first butterfly bush. I’m not anticipating any flowers this spring/summer as it is a young bush, but who knows. Next spring, I’ll prune it. Again, thanks for sharing your pruning techniques.
You should absolutely get blooms this season! Happy gardening ❤️
Thanks for this video, Jenny. I cut my Pugster White back last week pretty much all the way back and was worried you'd come on and say we needed to be careful. Now I'm confident I did it right! 😊 Thanks again. Have a wonderful day!
You are so welcome!
So pretty. Can't wait till Michigan gets warmer. Love my Butterfly bushes.
So i cut my butterfly bushes down to about 1/3 of the plant. I will be moving them to a different location because they got too large in my front flower garden. I have clay soil (it's awful). I forgot the tip about not planting the root ball down into the soil. Thank you for all your information in the videos. Someday i would like to come see your nursery.
Oh my gosh those tulips and daffodils are so gorgeous! I am in Zone 8A and have 3 large butterfly bushes that I've had for about 6 years. I hardly ever pruned them (because I wasn't educated back then like I am now) and over time they were not looking that well. Last year at this time, I cut them down to the ground and they came back more beautiful than ever and stayed around the 5-5 1/2 foot mark which is perfect for me to maintain throughout the summer (I keep them deadheaded). Last year I planted a few dwarf butterfly bushes in the backyard (Lo & Behold). This year I will be planting some of the Pugster's in a variety of colors in areas where we have removed old boring shrubs. I am so excited to get the Pugster's into my yard! Thanks for all of the info!
Such a pretty area!
Thank you❣️
Jenny, my GS heard Brynna at the beginning of the video and was intently listening (ears up, tilting his head😂)
I’m learning so much these days.
BTW, I got my annuals order and OH MY GOSH! I could not be happier. The plants are beautiful. The roots are amazing. The quality is top notch. Thank you to the entire Creekside staff for taking great care of these babies. #fanforlife
PS - thank you for the sticker! ❤
Wonderful! I am so happy to hear that everything arrived safe & sound ❤️
Yahooooo 100 thousand mark! Congratulations good job. You earned them.
Good morning Jenny! I only have 1 small butterfly bush. I've had it fo3 or 4 years. It's small fat and round. I have so much green on it. I do have a lot of dead flowers all over it. I think I'll buy a larger one. Thank you so much!
You're so welcome! I think you definitely need another one 😉
Pruned my butterfly bush back to this height (in the video) last year. This year it was over 6 feet tall! So buddy got chopped back down again! Good to know that I wasn’t too rough on the pruning last year, they’re really tough plants.
Great explanation. You have given me the nudge to try a butterfly bush again. I've killed some, even in sandy soil. Always my fault --incorrect planting, untimely pruning, too much irrigation, you name it. 😂 Grace in gardening. Thanks, Jenny!! Rooting for the 100,000! 🎉
Good luck if you try it again. I don’t have a wet problem, really the opposite. But, I wanted to share a variety of butterfly bush that I planted last year and is almost fool proof, to me. Called Pugster Blue, it’s a dwarf that blooms continuously through the summer and doesn’t need to be deadheaded. Because it’s a dwarf, about 2’ x 2.5, I didn’t prune it at all this year. I took out roses because the deer ate the blooms all the time, and they don’t touch these, so no spraying. One great plant.
Thanks so much. So timely. Have two year old Pugsters, 5 of them, and I was just going to leave them this year. They are covered with new growth underneath, but I love the size. I will take off some growth at the top now that I have seen you do yours. Love the pugsters. No deer.
We have lots of deer pressure, so I always appreciate input from others about what works!
Loved the information on trimming butterfly bushes.
Glad you found it helpful!
Love your videos! Even though I'm in a different zone (4), I always learn something or get good ideas for my garden. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Planted 'Nanho Blue' the other day. Been covering it at night, since we are still getting in to the mid-twenties here in southern Ohio. 🥂
Great video Jenny! Sending love from Toronto Ontario 🇨🇦 🌸 Hope you hit 100K soon!!!! 🎉
Thanks so much!!
Really enjoyed the video. I will trim my pugsters like that.
My mother in law taught me that if you take the leaves of daffodils and tie them in a knot so they lay flat on the ground they aren’t so annoying while the leaves die back. Therefore, while other perennials are growing and blooming they are easier to see.
Jenny, will you do a video on maintaining our falco pruners plz I took the plunge and made the investment 💰
I'm already ahead of you! Here's a video we did a few months ago. I would HIGHLY recommend purchasing the maintenance bundle as it is everything you need to keep them in top condition. Bundle bit.ly/3xdtzaw. Video th-cam.com/video/oCrIk3lwSjQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ERkqazS9vyyMziFn
Yeah- just in time. I needed this advice! Can you tell me where Jenny's tool belt is from?
Right here! I can't garden without it 😊 bit.ly/3QroKR9
My butterfly bushes are about 30 years old. They have sort of spread in the beginning, so I went from 2 to about 8. We trim them every spring and they are in sandy soil, no irrigation. To get more blooms late summer, should I do a light prune?
What is happening with my white butterfly bush-leaves are curled in shape & very few blooms last summer? Traditional size-is it spent?
I have 3 butterfly bushes planted on a sloped area. All did great the first year. The 2 Miss Mollys did great their 2nd year, but my Miss Violet was really slow to come back. I think it sank a liitle - is it ok to lift it and fill in soil underneath? And if yes, when is the best time to do that? I'm in East Tenn. Zone 7b. Thank you!
Absolutely! Now is a great time to do it.
Thank you so much!
I planted 3 pugster blue last summer. They are about 2’ x 2’ right now, should I prune the old leaves and blooms off since they were planted late last summer?
Yes
What type of grass is in your yard ??
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Aren't butterfly bushes invasive plants to the US?
It all depends on where you live (they are not in my area) and it always helps when the plants are sterile 😊
tell me why i have been subscribed to this channel for a while and i just looked today and i wasnt subscribed. its not the first channel this has happened with i don't get it? youtube is stupid sometimes
Unfortunately you're not the first person to tell us this 😫. I have no idea why YT would unsubscribe people; believe you me, it wasn't us!!!! Thanks for re-subscribing ❤️
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Thank you Jenny, Happy Growing ! We woke up to approximately 3 inches of snow up here in SW Michigan. ☹️🪻💚🙃
Oh my!