Yes, viburnums are not caning shrubs and so the 1/3 removal method is not applicable. Dirr, in his treatise on viburnums, states: "Viburnums do not require heavy-handed, butcher-shop type pruning. Tidying and shaping with hand pruners is best. Pruning viburnums should be an exercise in retraint". Since nearly all viburnums flower on old growth, any pruning that may be required should be done immediately after flowering. But since 'Summer Snowflake' flowers pretty much non-stop through summer, that may be hard to achieve :-) You may be able to encourage denser growth by cutting back some exterior shoots to right before a node -- this typically will prompt budding of new shoots from the node. FWIW, there is a mature SS shrub at my nursery that is easily 15' tall and about 10-12' wide. I doubt it has ever seen pruning shears nor does it need to. I might look to other reasons why your shrub's growth is rangy and sparse - poor soils, too much shade, insufficient moisture?

Just one more question...Please! How wide is the ribbon you use? Was just looking at photos from last year and in the pictures the ribbion just seems to get lost. I bought it at michaels last year fineally! My tree is red, green and gold... (seem to be doing less green this year). The ribbon is a plaid of the three colors. Can't replace it this year. Maybe I should go around the tree instead of bottom to top.

Slinkey, I was not declaring 'all mine' as I unpacked glasses and plates and place mats. I WAS muttering Kathleen's name however. DT had bowls, coffee mugs, plates, but no salad plates. I am sure I'd have bought them tho if they had. I didn't want the others. I went back this morning and got my DD's stuff. And NOTHING else. When I got to the cash register with 16 glasses, all those large snowflakes and placemats, and more ornaments. The gal looked at me and said "you were here yesterday too?". I mumbled these were for my daughter, but I didn't like the way she grinned at that. Have a feeling she didn't believe me. And she asked if I wanted the guy to carry the box of glasses to my car AGAIN. I said sure, why not. If DT would let you take the dang buggy outside the store I wouldn't have needed help. So its their fault. Lynne, you found some purple ornies I didn't see here. dd50, don't say the folks here are "no help", they help a LOT. Just not always in the way we need them to. LOL. Shee, you and some of the others often say you saw something and wish you'd gotten it or you'll go back for it, be cheaper (GAS) just to get it the first time and be done with it. LOL Mo, I don't appreciate hearing the word Wal Mart. I'm heading there in an hour for my groceries. That is FOOD not goodies. Lord help me! And I WAS going to Michaels tomorrow but now not too sure that is a good idea. In fact I know its not. Did I mention they opened a Dollar Tree right next door to it? Poor Michaels. Poor Me! Literally, POOR me. I may or may not report back after Walmart. LOL Luvs, I think a bunch doing the Flake Off setting would be interesting, cause its all the other stuff on the table that will make the plates and glasses look so different. Of course Kathleen will probably do fat food fotos of her's, just to be different. Karen holding the EMPTY collection plate still.

StampinUp has vellum printed with small white snowflakes. They also carry snowflake stamps. I used these items to make candles. They carry the sheer ribbon at a great price too. You can stamp a large snowflake on the vellum using the Versamark pad. Then sprinkle the white embossing powder over. Heat the flake with a heat gun. It is very beautiful. If you want to add glitter, restamp with the Versamark, and sprinkle the glitter over the sticky Versamark area. It is very beautiful when done. Hope this helps. Stampimup is online. They also have representatives. It was so easy, that I made a lot of them for gifts.