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When Is It Too Late To Cut Back Hydrangeas?

Cutting back hydrangeas at the wrong time can affect the next season's blooms. Once new buds form, pruning can result in a hydrangea-free summer.
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3 Plants You Should Prune Before Winter Begins

Don't let the cold weather damage your most prized perennials. These are the top plants you should prune before winter begins ...
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7 Shrubs You Should Always Prune in Fall for Better Growth Next Spring, According to Gardeners

Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...
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Avoid These Hydrangea Pruning Mistakes Or Say Goodbye To Beautiful Blooms

What's prettier than a hydrangea in full bloom? Not much — at least in our opinion. Those bright, bushy plants full of flowers and foliage are a welcomed sight after a rough winter, and we're here to ...
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Timing Is Everything For Pruning Hydrangeas — Here's How To Avoid A Gardening Mistake

Gloved-hands pruning hydrangea inflorescences in the garden - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about giving your shrubs a neat shape; it's all about timing. Cut at the ...

Why You Should Never Prune Hydrangeas in Fall

For hydrangea types that flower on old growth—such as bigleaf, oakleaf, mountain, and climbing hydrangea—by pruning the ...
Country Living UK on MSN

5 plants to prune in November before it's too late

As the weather gets colder, you might wonder which plants actually still benefit from a good tidy-up. We've rounded up 5 ...
Reading Eagle

Take the mystery out of pruning your hydrangeas

After the article on winter pruning of shrubs, questions concerning pruning hydrangeas have come to the Berks County Master Gardener Hotline. This article will help dispel the mystery. Do you really ...
AOL

Should You Cut Back Hydrangeas Before Winter? When It's a Good Idea—and When It's Not

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, meaning fall pruning can remove next ...
AOL

How to determine the best time to prune your hydrangeas

Hydrangeas have become very popular plants for the home landscape in recent years, primarily due to the release of new varieties with flowers of different sizes and shapes featuring more vivid shades ...
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Darrell Blackwelder: Pruning hydrangeas in the spring

A few of my hydrangeas were damaged during freezing weather earlier this spring. Many ask when is the best time to cut them back. Hydrangeas don’t really need heavy pruning to produce ample flowers.
The Advocate

Plant those Mother's Day hydrangeas into the garden for a bold but traditional Southern look

Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light pink, pink, rosy-red, lavender, light blue, dark blue, bluish purple and ...