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pruning honesuckle
Advice needed. My honeysuckle is confused! I think it's a Halliana, but the label fell off years ago, so not sure.
Due to the mild winter it flowered right through November and December - even on Christmas day. It is now putting on loads of growth, which looks pretty healthy, but needs cutting back before it pulls the fence down. If I cut it back hard now will I sacrifice flowers this year or will it put on enough growth to flower in June/July like it's supposed to?
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Hi Sallya
I'd cut it back hard now - new fences are expensive (I speak from experience) - and give it some Fish, Blood and Bone. I'm pretty convinced it'll flower fine in the summer, but even if it misses a year it's better than a new fence
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
thanks - my instincts were telling me to do this, but wanted to check out other people's views first.