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When pruning you can cut the stems all the way back to the ground in order to create a more compact shrub, or just prune them back a little to keep their size and shape as you desire.

Alternatively, in a low maintenance landscape you might only prune butterfly bushes every few years, except to clean out any dead or malformed branches. Some of them can become quite large, others are dwarf cultivars.

In cold climate areas, avoid pruning any shrub too late in the summer, as new growth produced late in the season tends to be killed by winter freezing.

As a rule, if a shrub flowers before midsummer, prune it after it flowers. If it flowers after midsummer, prune it in the Spring.

Ultimately you're best bet is to call around to the various studios in your area and do a little comparison shopping. Ask what's included in the service and how much including any taxes you will end up paying. From there a visit to the shops that interest you would be the next best idea. Don't just buy price you need to consider after piercing support and assistance should you require it, remember you are buying a service and product and both may need after piercing support. Cheap is not always good, the guide below will help you zero in on a shop that's right for you.

Body Piercing Guidelines or "I want a piercing, now what"

1. All Body Piercing studios are regulated and work under regional and local health and city licensing regulations.
2. Age limits can vary from city to city and state/province to state/province, contact your local body piercing studios (under the yellow pages "Body Piercing" ) they will tell you what the age limits are for your area.
3. Identification is aways needed (Birth certificate, Student card, Drivers license) Parental consent is consent from the legal parents (Mother or Father). Grand parents, Sister, Brother, Second Cousin twice removed doesn't cut it sorry. Unless they are your legal guardians assigned by the courts and have documented proof or this, it just won't work.
4. Prices for piercings vary from shop to shop and city to city. Be sure you phone and ask them what the total price is including any *aftercare solutions they may try to sell you (* Professional body piercing studios won't try to sell you aftercare solution, they will recommend cleansers and soaps but that's it if you want it they will sell it but they will not force you to buy it.)
5. Do your research, check these places out and find a studio that you are comfortable with, talk to the piercer and discuss you wishes. If at any time you feel like you are being ignored or rushed leave, find somewhere else. Good shops will be busy, but they will also want you to book your appointment, this way they have there full attention on you not everyone else who is asking questions (that's a good thing).

550 miles taking this route:

1. Take I-80 EAST, from Reno, to U.S. 95 ALT - SOUTH to LAS VEGAS at EXIT 46, which is the WEST FERNLEY interchange.
2. Take U.S. 95 ALT - SOUTH to U.S. 95 SOUTH to LAS VEGAS.
3. Take U.S. 95 SOUTH to U.S. 93 SOUTH, via I-515/U.S. 93/U.S. 95 thru Las Vegas.
4. Continue on U.S. 93 SOUTH to Kingman.

The approximate driving time and mileage information -

Between: Atlanta, GA

and: Las Vegas, NV

Driving miles: 1960

Driving time: 32 hrs

- is based on traveling non-stop in good driving conditions. Driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend travel time such as weather, road work, border crossings, and rush hour traffic in urban areas. Mileage denotes actual road miles covered as opposed to Point A to Point B linear distances on a map.