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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Rather than chop the height all back … I would try to remove about a third of those stems at the base … taking out the eldest of the stems and reducing the congestion. I’d sprinkle some slow acting organic fertilizer like Fish, Blood & Bone around the base. 

    With luck that should stimulate new growth from the base. 

    Then in a couple of years or so I’d take out some more of the older stems … and carry on rejuvenating/maintaining the shrub like that … in that way you’ll retain the height and shelter that the birds need, while also improving the health and appearance. 

    😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    That makes sense to me as well @Dovefromabove :)
  • alfapat32pCHuTt3Balfapat32pCHuTt3B Posts: 8
    So once the flowering stops for older  dead wood first.
  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    Was going to suggest what Dove said, start with taking out a third of the oldest stems.
  • alfapat32pCHuTt3Balfapat32pCHuTt3B Posts: 8
    Can I remove dead wood now please.
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