Question
I transplanted this bush from my mother's house a year and 1/2 ago.   Seemed like it died shirtly thereafter, but I left it in the ground over the winter and this spring it came to life and has flowered beautifully all summer long.
It STILL has numerous buds on it and I want to trim it back a bit.  When can i do this so I do not stunt it's growth or damage it in any way?  I live in N.E. Ohio and have clay soil.   I just want to trim it so it grows more out than up.Thanks!

Answer
Denise:

My first supervisor, Wayne Bright, bless him, asked me one day when I thought it was time to prune.  I said that I was sure I did not know.  He told me, "When the pruners are sharp."  He, then, turned me loose on a bed of roses.

You may wait until winter or early spring.  Enjoy the blossoms while they last.  Hibiscus s., tose of Sharon, have a tendency to branch anyway.

Best wishes.