Pruning Hydrangeas
HYDRANGEAS GALORE IN 2024!
There are hydrangeas galore in 2024, the best flowering season I can ever remember (and that takes in more than 20 years!). Anywhere you drive, you will see them in all their glory. Hydrangea hysteria is over – at least for now. WHAT IF YOUR HYDRANGEA ISN’T DOING WELL If your hydrangea isn’t doing well,…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA SPRING PRUNING
Thinking about hydrangea spring pruning? I know we all get itchy fingers right about now, but take a deep breath and refresh your pruning chops.
Read MorePRUNING AND FERTILIZING HYDRANGEAS MID-SEASON
Pruning and fertilizing hydrangeas mid-season is something you should consider. In my part of the U.S. this is my final seasonal opportunity to give my hydrangeas their last cuts and food for this year. Maybe for you too.
Read MoreHYDRANGEA PRUNING IN LATE WINTER
Thinking about hydrangea pruning in late winter? I know we all get itchy fingers right about now, but take a deep breath and step back.
Read MoreHydrangea Pruning Mid Season
Now that we are in mid-season, it’s time to prune your big leaf and mountain hydrangeas for the last time this season. IMPROVE YOUR PLANTS’ LOOK Does your plant look like this where the new growth from this season is hiding the flowers? If you want to reveal those flowers, now is the time…
Read MoreTIME TO PRUNE OLD WOOD HYDRANGEAS
It’s finally time to prune your old wood hydrangeas. This is in addition to what I wrote in February of this year about hydrangea pruning. At that time I wrote it was safe to prune your panicle and woodland hydrangeas in late winter. If you haven’t already done that, get going unless you live in…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA PRUNING IN LATE WINTER
Thinking about hydrangea pruning in later winter? I know we all get itchy fingers about now, but take a deep breath and step back.
Read MoreAUGUST: TAKE A BREAK FROM MOST HYDRANGEA WORK
TAKE A BREAK FROM HYDRANGEA WORK If you are in the northern hemisphere and in zone 6 and colder, the beginning of August is the time to take a break from working on hydrangeas that flower on old wood. That translates into big leaf (macrophylla), mountain (serrata), oak leaf (quercifolia), and climbing (petiolaris) varieties.
Read MoreHYDRANGEA PRUNING – MID SEASON
Our fabulous hydrangea season continues. But now it’s time to think about hydrangea pruning in mid-season, specifically big leaf and mountain hydrangeas. We have had so much good weather that the plants are putting on lots of new growth. That’s good news and bad news. Good news in that the new growth will fuel your…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA PRUNING: BIG LEAF AND MOUNTAIN PLANTS
It’s finally time to prune your big leaf and mountain hydrangeas. This is in addition to what I wrote in January about hydrangea pruning. At that time I wrote that it was safe to go out and prune your woodland/smooth hydrangeas and your panicle hydrangeas. If you haven’t already done that, get going unless you live…
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