Hi

I have a Galahad MO that I took right down in the spring one year. Had to sacrifice the flowers that year but it came back beautifully the following year.They really do get rather "raggy" after a few years.

Prune after flowering as it blooms on last year's wood.

Yes and you will get better flower density if you keep it trimmed too. Mine is in exactly the same situation as yours and this was its bloom density over the whole thing this year...

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They smell sooooooo goood!!

thanks all. Northspruce, that's about it, isn't it?! quack grass and clay, mosquitoes and snow! I've decided never to throw out another bag of leaves, but just keep turning them in. Maybe I should sweep up the silt that clogs the street drain out front and floods our yard with these thunderstorms...! Joe, Winnipeg

Just out of curiosity, when does mock orange bloom compared to (old-fashioned) lilacs?

Thanks,
Sharon

Much later, Sharon. My lilacs bloom in May and my mock orange just finished last week.