HYDRANGEA PRUNING – TIME TO FINISH THE JOB

By Lorraine Ballato | June 13, 2026
A garden view of big leaf and panicle hydrangeas

Where I garden in western Connecticut, hydrangea flower buds have finally emerged. So now it is time for hydrangea pruning to finish the job and cut off the non-productive stems that are finally visible. WHICH HYDRANGEAS HAVE FLOWER BUDS ON THEM The good news is that my climbing hydrangeas as well as my oakleafs are…

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HYDRANGEA BOOK ON SALE

By Lorraine Ballato | January 17, 2026
Cover of best selling award-winning book, "Success With Hydrangeas"

My hydrangea book is on sale at Amazon. As of this morning, Success With Hydrangeas, A Gardener’s Guide is being discounted by 28% (off their normal  price) by Amazon. I don’t know how long this will last but if you want a hard copy version of this award-winning book, get it now.  Amazon normally sells…

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