How to Prune shrubby daphne?
Keep pruning to a minimum: remove dead, damaged or unwanted growth; if shaping is needed, trim lightly after flowering.

shrubby daphne · Daphne arbuscula
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich well-drained but not dry soil. Mulch to keep roots cool. Prefers slightly acid to slightly alkaline soil in full sun. Resents transplanting
Keep pruning to a minimum: remove dead, damaged or unwanted growth; if shaping is needed, trim lightly after flowering.