10 Rules for Spring Gardening: #9 Synchronize pruning chores to bloom time.
Synchronize pruning chores to bloom time. Prune summer-blooming shrubs, such as abelia and butterfly bush, in early spring. Buds form on the new wood that emerges the same year. Later, cutting spent flowers on your butterfly bush will produce new flowers. Source: HGTV.com Sign in to see full entry.