Budlea

[Venture]

Budlea - What is the best way to protect this shrub from frost. I have managed to grow another in my garden after loosing one to frost previous. I don't want the same thing to happen again. Any suggestions.

[changilass]

Garden fleece or a well sheltered area against the house wall for warmth.

[Venture]

Thanks for that changilass, I will follow your advice.:)

[Rheghead]

Budlea - What is the best way to protect this shrub from frost. I have managed to grow another in my garden after loosing one to frost previous. I don't want the same thing to happen again. Any suggestions.

Not a big gardener myself but I think you can prune budlea right down to just a few inches of the roots each year and it will come back just as big the following year. This would save frost damage on existing branches I think.

[Swannie]

leave it until spring and prune hard back. I don't think you can kill it!

[Scunner]

Dont be too sure that you cannot kill it. Pruned hard 2 years ago, no flowers since.

[2little2late]

This tells you when best to prune Buddleia
http://www.gardenseeker.com/pruning/pruning_buddleja_buddleia.htm

[porshiepoo]

Pile the base with manure or some other kind of mulch over winter. That way if a frost or a freeze does damage the main plant the rootstock and base should be sufficiently protected and should shoot back up from the base.

[Venture]

Thanks to everyone for the advice, it's much appreciated.:)