Viburnum x bodnantense (common names: Viburnum)

Love 2 see Blossom :)

That's well-observed.
Clever photo. :o)

Thanks TT

beautiful

Very pretty photo :o)
I bet it has a wonderful aroma !

Thanks guys ,smells lovely TT

I have one of these... how old is yours and how big. I am always disappointed with mine.

Hi Sal its about six years old now, small, about two foot I always prune it late spring This year its very sparse ,dont know why it might be something to do with the rotten summer we had ....

Lovely Janette and it bears my name (no TT, not Virburnum, lol). I must take a close look at mine, didnt know they smelt nice.

Janette, is your this height because you prune it quite hard? I havent really cut mine back and its about 8 feet high and 4 years old. Dawn

It most likely the hard prunning I give it Dawn that keep,s it small ,my garden isnt that big ,so it has to be kept in check ....Glad I do it, now that I know they can grow so tall :)

Janette ~
When you say you prune it hard ~
Do you mean so that it looks like just a few short sticks by the time you've finished, or do you cut selective branches back to the ground ?
Yours looks so healthy, whereas my Viburnum is more straggly and I reckon a real good trim late spring 2009 could be the answer.
PS. Dawn ~
I'm surprised you didn't know that you smell so good. :o)

Not right to the ground TT .but it get a good chop ,to about half its size ,seems to do it some good ....

I'd guess this robust bloom and even the strength of scent may result from the cut back. Lovely work.

Beautiful.....would really love one of these.

Will take some cuttings Janey and if they take you can have one. Mine's a bit leggy to be honest, so I'll cut it back in late Spring so as not to affect next season's flowering. Thanks for this. I'll check my smell tomorrow TT.
:o)

Lovely pic

Thanks all for your nice comments

It,s lovely to have something flowering at this time of the year ,

Mine is about 8ft tall , I have to prune it hard every year or it would be even bigger ..................

Ooh...lovely Dawn, that's really kind of you.....looking forward to it!

Hi Janey, looked in my book today and it suggests taking cuttings in Spring, but I've taken a couple today anyway and I'll put them in the greenhouse, if they dont take (which I suspect) I'll take some more in Spring, I'll make a note in my little black book. Dawn

Oh something to look forward to. My viburnum is still very small.

It has already started flowering - in fact it started a few weeks ago! This photo was taken last March, so you see it will flower all winter - such a good value shrub! And the scent is lovely too...

The Flowers on Mine have now started2open 2 Sarah :)

Have you got the scent yet, Jac?

No :/ i do keep poking my nose in2flower thats opening Sarah & i think my neighbours think iv lost the Plot as im in garden Sniffing it every Day lol:) Am I Bothered lol :D

Face? Bovered? x-D They smell best when there's a bit of sun warms them up a bit......