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Garden Detective: Bringing back a butterfly bush

April 12, 2013 1:14 PM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

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Photo credit: Newsday / Michael E. Ach | A swallowtail butterfly takes in the nectar of a butterfly bush. (July 22, 2007)

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DEAR JESSICA: Our gardener accidentally cut back our butterfly bush in the fall. How should we treat it now -- just leave it alone or prune again? There are a few leaf clusters coming out. --Arleen and John Bergin, via email

DEAR ARLEEN AND JOHN: Cutting down a butterfly bush in fall could be a death sentence for the plant, but if you're seeing new leaves, I'm assuming it wasn't cut all the...

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