Re: Trimming Bushes
From what I could find (and what I remember from the bottle bush I had in California), trim after it blooms (early summer). Actually, it should be thinned rather than trimmed but I do remember hacking the heck out of mine and it came back the following spring with no damage.
It seems most flowering bushes here should be trimmed twice a year -- March and October seems to be the most popular times to do this trimming. I know the hibiscus should be trimmed one-third each time.
Hope this helps a little, at least until a serious gardener comes along.
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