From the team at Gardeners' World Magazine
Follow these simple steps to pruning mock orange, or philadelphus, after it's flowered.
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Shrubs need to be pruned in order to achieve the optimum flowering performance, which is the maximum amount of blooms on a compact bush.
If not cut back, many shrubs will steadily increase in size to become a dense mass of twiggy stems, outgrowing their welcome and holding any blooms at the tips of branches.
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