My Neighbour’s budleia is the only one I’ve seen in the area that has thrived this year. I’m so happy they didn’t chop it down and let it do its own thing
My Neighbour’s budleia is the only one I’ve seen in the area that has thrived this year. I’m so happy they didn’t chop it down and let it do its own thing
Don’t feel too bad, there’s countless lining the edges of our railways.
Imaginary_Garbage_47
Lovely to see! I absolutely love buddleias
ginginh0
There’s a place for buddleia of that size but I’m not sure it’s in a 20ft garden.
jthechef
I hate budlieia, it is just an overgrow weed
Additional_Celery_92
I bet the bees love that 😍
CaptainRAVE2
Wonderful for butterfly’s and bees
Both-Mud-4362
It is such a gorgeous plant and great for wildlife.
cmdrxander
Sometimes they do need a good chop though.
My parents had some big ones in their garden and every couple of years they would cut it back to knee height and it always came back as strong as ever!
graniteflowers
I don’t like budleia prefer lavender for my bee drama
ahx3000
We’ve got a huge one in our garden.
GoblinTatties
Had one in my garden at uni, in the summer there were always bumblebees and butterflies around it! And they smell lovely too.
EngineComplete2507
Butterfly tree we call them, I have a white flowering one in my garden
GithyankiPrincess
I moved into my new house and the buddleia had an infestation of aphids, made the wrong choice to hack away at some of the worst parts instead of waiting for my ladybugs to do their thing, and lo and behold the unchopped parts are thriving 🫣 this bush is SUCH a goal of mine!
RedTit111
Mine hasn’t come out in bud yet.
SmallLumpOGreenPutty
We used to have an incredible one in our garden, but building works meant it had to be taken out. There’s another lovely buddleia in the no mans land between our garden and the garden opposite which is thriving though. I’d love to get a smaller domesticated one when our garden is finished. It’ll be competing for space with the dwarf fruit trees and blueberries!
My neighbours overhangs my garden. I have no problem with this at all.
dan__wizard
Where I’m from buddleias are a sign of not caring about your property, loads of unloved buildings growing them out of their walls
wopsywoo
Unfortunately mine are all thriving. I started with three thinking they were a good idea, I now have a dozen and can’t get rid of them.
637284846
Where is struggling? It feels like they’ve taken over everywhere I’ve seen this year.
aycee08
Mine’s bloomed for the first time this year after 3 yrs of no blooms…
Peckerhead42
We had one in our border, south facing, thriving and taking over. Cut it back to around 2 foot – it’s never returned which is a shame as the flowers were lovely
Now got a 4ft oak tree within a foot of the walls which is going to be cut down due to root damage to building
Fluffy-Character-191
We have a 2/3 metre high one out our front door which is currently half way leaning over the steps down, I literally have to duck and squeeze past.
Needs a trim but it’s covered in literally dozens of butterflies and bumblers whenever I look so I’m reluctant to touch it for the moment
CharmingMeringue
It’s pretty I suppose, but it’s a bloody invasive weed. It grows everywhere and hardly anyone chops them back.
Jordanri
There’s a couple by me that are similar to this, completely covered with bees and butterflies last week
Fruitpicker15
My neighbour ripped my buddleia out a few days ago because he said it was in the way of the new fence which was partly true but I could have cut it back. It was 15 years old and I made sure to trim it every year. I’m sad it’s gone.
SebastianVanCartier
My front one is doing ok, similar to your neighbour’s. I’ve got another one out back — I think it was a self-seeder, I certainly didn’t plant it — which is in shade, so always struggles a bit. It has a grand total of three flower spikes on it just now.
I like them but I always think the leaves look kind of ratty. Worth it for the flowers though. My mum’s got a very unusual white and orange one; the flowers look like tiny fried eggs.
nostalgebra
Bees flies and butterflies love them so I leave them just keep pruning
GelsominoMarzolino
my neighbour has one just as big that is hanging over into my garden. I have chopped the sides that hang into my garden back every year but this year decided to buy an arch to train them over and it actually looks quite nice
dobo19
They are really invasive, but the bee’s love them and you can get good pictures!
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It’s a beautiful bush!
Don’t feel too bad, there’s countless lining the edges of our railways.
Lovely to see! I absolutely love buddleias
There’s a place for buddleia of that size but I’m not sure it’s in a 20ft garden.
I hate budlieia, it is just an overgrow weed
I bet the bees love that 😍
Wonderful for butterfly’s and bees
It is such a gorgeous plant and great for wildlife.
Sometimes they do need a good chop though.
My parents had some big ones in their garden and every couple of years they would cut it back to knee height and it always came back as strong as ever!
I don’t like budleia prefer lavender for my bee drama
We’ve got a huge one in our garden.
Had one in my garden at uni, in the summer there were always bumblebees and butterflies around it! And they smell lovely too.
Butterfly tree we call them, I have a white flowering one in my garden
I moved into my new house and the buddleia had an infestation of aphids, made the wrong choice to hack away at some of the worst parts instead of waiting for my ladybugs to do their thing, and lo and behold the unchopped parts are thriving 🫣 this bush is SUCH a goal of mine!
Mine hasn’t come out in bud yet.
We used to have an incredible one in our garden, but building works meant it had to be taken out. There’s another lovely buddleia in the no mans land between our garden and the garden opposite which is thriving though. I’d love to get a smaller domesticated one when our garden is finished. It’ll be competing for space with the dwarf fruit trees and blueberries!
https://preview.redd.it/ziad9rq4a1df1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f99baf9588b3712297506c6e2a54a3e2f0cbd6b
This was mine last snow 🙁
Theres thousands of them here. The dual carriageway is solid Budleia for miles
https://preview.redd.it/x4gru4djb1df1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=52c823f0881af24e81034ee825b748bb89a6694a
My neighbours overhangs my garden. I have no problem with this at all.
Where I’m from buddleias are a sign of not caring about your property, loads of unloved buildings growing them out of their walls
Unfortunately mine are all thriving. I started with three thinking they were a good idea, I now have a dozen and can’t get rid of them.
Where is struggling? It feels like they’ve taken over everywhere I’ve seen this year.
Mine’s bloomed for the first time this year after 3 yrs of no blooms…
We had one in our border, south facing, thriving and taking over. Cut it back to around 2 foot – it’s never returned which is a shame as the flowers were lovely
Now got a 4ft oak tree within a foot of the walls which is going to be cut down due to root damage to building
We have a 2/3 metre high one out our front door which is currently half way leaning over the steps down, I literally have to duck and squeeze past.
Needs a trim but it’s covered in literally dozens of butterflies and bumblers whenever I look so I’m reluctant to touch it for the moment
It’s pretty I suppose, but it’s a bloody invasive weed. It grows everywhere and hardly anyone chops them back.
There’s a couple by me that are similar to this, completely covered with bees and butterflies last week
My neighbour ripped my buddleia out a few days ago because he said it was in the way of the new fence which was partly true but I could have cut it back. It was 15 years old and I made sure to trim it every year. I’m sad it’s gone.
My front one is doing ok, similar to your neighbour’s. I’ve got another one out back — I think it was a self-seeder, I certainly didn’t plant it — which is in shade, so always struggles a bit. It has a grand total of three flower spikes on it just now.
I like them but I always think the leaves look kind of ratty. Worth it for the flowers though. My mum’s got a very unusual white and orange one; the flowers look like tiny fried eggs.
Bees flies and butterflies love them so I leave them just keep pruning
my neighbour has one just as big that is hanging over into my garden. I have chopped the sides that hang into my garden back every year but this year decided to buy an arch to train them over and it actually looks quite nice
They are really invasive, but the bee’s love them and you can get good pictures!
https://preview.redd.it/57ctd4cxx1df1.jpeg?width=1794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52863591401f59d1ad801b6f5df7c24b4a96be7d