how to prune a weigela

I am near Boston, zone 5, I believe. Have a weigela in new home that has not been touched for 4+ years. It is lovely at top but very leggy and branches are also growing out over other plants. I would like to trim those branches but am wondering if it wouldn’t be better to cut the whole plant back for fuller regrowth in general?

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#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 08/17/2014 @ 7:04 pm

Here’s a good article that should answer your questions: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/weigela/pruning-weigela.htm ^[1]
Weigelas are tough and feisty, a good plant to start practicing the old gardening adage — Fear Not The Pruners.

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