Ultimate height is between 7 and 8 feet, or is supposed to be - I pruned a very mature one a few years ago which was over 10 feet though.

You will get more flowers and less woody growth if you do prune it. I prune all mine heavily after flowering and by the on set of Autumn its back to where it was with a lot of new growth. I also give it a good and mulch when I prune them.

If you don't want to prune it all hard back, take out a third of the oldest stems each year. This will keep the bush young as each stem will only be up to 3 years old.

Thanks for great advice as always. I now realise it is completely the wrong place but too big to move so I shall try some cuttings.

I take Weigela cuttings during the summer Ginellie. I choose new non flowering shoots they take very quickly.

Ah, thanks Drc, I've tried cuttings in the autumn and none took. Obviously the wrong time, I shall try again in the summer. I have to say I don't have much success with any cuttings, especially geraniums which everyone says are so easy.

I agree with you, my Pelargoniums cuttings either just go brown and die or they get Mildew and rot.

Exactly the same here Drc. Ah well, we can't do everything perfectly - and I must say I've had a few fuchsia cuttings that have taken so they must be even easier than the geraniums.