Should you prune hydrangeas after blooming or wait until spring to protect next season's flowers. Understanding hydrangea ...

Q: What's the best advice for pruning hydrangeas, as I have six very large plants. Can I trim them down this fall? -- Sharon Dubois. A: The pruning method of hydrangeas depends to which of the two ...

There are times you need to thin out a hydrangea bush that has become overgrown or floppy. Find out which kinds of hydrangea ...

Generally speaking, if our shrubs bloom early in the spring before new foliage appears, we should prune them right after they finish blooming, so they have all season to put on new growth and set ...

What to prune in the spring Spring is one of the best times to prune your trees, shrubs, and plants, but it’s not the right time for everything in the garden.

You can apply this pruning approach to most other flowering shrubs as well — spring-flowering shrubs bloom on old wood and are best pruned just after flowering, and summer-flowering shrubs bloom ...

As summer approaches, it’s time to finish pruning trees and shrubs that flowered in spring. “If you wait too long after they bloom, you’ll diminish next year’s flower displa… ...

Hydrangea macrophylla (mop head and lace cap flowers) are best thinned by symmetrically removing 1/3 of the oldest canes every spring when the buds swell in early March.

However, bigleaf hydrangea, one of the most popular varieties, blooms on old wood, which means you should wait until after spring to prune.

Do not prune unless there is good reason and sufficient knowledge to do more good than harm. Many hydrangeas will thrive with no pruning at all.

How to prune a hydrangea without jeapordizing its blooms Before you prune your hydrangeas, figure out what kinds you have and where the flower buds are formed. by Steve Smith Friday, March 26 ...