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Paul's Hymalayan Musk rambler

LynLyn Posts: 23,190

Its out of control this year, three years growth and its enormous, I don't know where to start.

Could I cut it back to about five ft all over and start again or will I lose next years flowers.

thank you for any help.x

Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    If you can, find the long lateral branches that are heading the direction you want. Use these as a frame and take of the growth coming up from them, these laterals will break away next year for more flowers.  Hope this makes sense? Anything that is heading off in a direction you don't want, take off.  

    This may not be the correct thing to do, but its how I keep mine managable image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Ok thanks folks, off to tackle the job armed with loppers secateurs and thick gloves image

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Let us know when you're back,. or we'll be sending out a search party armed with machetes image


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





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Oh dear, are we going to have to send out a rescue squad??????????


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





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