Have a large straggly specimen of Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' which is about 8 ft high with longish branches which flower near the tips but have lots of bare patches up to about 5ft. It's not a good shape and seems to have a straggly sort of tendency. But then I haven't really looked after it (not a flower person ;D)
I've only ever really snipped at it, mostly it's been partially hidden behind other shrubs but is now on show and I'd like to really bring the size down to 4 - 5 ft and encourage better flowering. It's flowering now. I don't mind if it doesn't flower next year.
I've read up, and it most advise that the right time to prune is after flowering, but some say don't prune too much, and some say it will take cutting back hard, and will re-generate.
Has anyone actually got one and done this? Would be grateful for advice both on the cutting back hard and on normal annual pruning.