help with honeysuckle

[spritzy]

I have a honeysuckle climbing plant but it only get leaves and flower on the very top of it. The bottom is just woody and has nothing on it. Should i cut it right back and if so when should i do it.

[showcatbenga]

Yes, hack it back & it will regrow from lower down. I've done it at all different times of the year & if you're not enjoying the flowers now do it. If you leave it any later into the summer any new growths will not have time to 'ripen' (go woody) before winter & may die back after frosts.

[ethandron]

i've just hacked back one that had totally taken over the pergola it was growing over. it sprouted new shoots on the low down woody bit almost immediately and i can almost see it growing daily. i've decided to keep it more under control in future and have chopped some of the new shoots off. i think they're pretty hardy and will just keep on growing.