Beginner Gardening: When and how to best trim a Weigela?, 1 by ktressler

ktressler wrote:
We just moved to a home in SW PA Z6a/5b that has a large, overgrown Weigela in the yard. (At least I am relatively certain from the Plant Files that it is Weigela.) It has bloomed beautifully, but it is definitely scraggly looking. The bottom three feet of the shrub is just old wood and is unattractive. Is this the kind of shrub that can be cut back to nothing and allowed to regrow or one that should be more carefully pruned? Any advice is appreciated!