How do I prune this coryline?

[CaptainPicardsPineapple]

It's an inherited(planted by previous people) red cordyline in the front garden and is very untidy looking. What's the best way to make it look less straggly? I'm worried if I start chopping bits off I'm going to make it look worse.

I am a very novice gardener BTW.

Do you mean cordyline? A yucca shaped sort of plant? The only thing you can do is take off any dead lower leaves under the main canopy. Don't chop anything off the top.

Yes, I do mean cordyline, realised my mistake after posting, typical!

I'm hoping if I tidy up the rest of the front garden and do my best viz the cordyline then it will all look a bit better.

it was on This Morning about a cordyline. you just cut right down any dead leaves at the bottom.

Thank you both, I will have a go and hopefully I'll manage to make it look better without killing it.