If in doubt, it’s always worth doing some research before assaulting your victim!

There are occasions when a shrub has been neglected, sometimes for several years, when the best course of action is to remove all top growth to the ground and start again.

Should you do this, you will probably be amazed at the amount of regrowth.

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This will need thinning........

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