Since their flowers are born on new wood, pruning smooth hydrangeas in the fall encourages better blooms. Here are ten varieties to prune this season.

Cutting back hydrangeas at the wrong time can affect the next season's blooms. Once new buds form, pruning can result in a ...

Know your hydrangea type before you prune. Some varieties benefit from a fall cleanup — others could lose an entire season of ...

Hydrangea trees are shrubs trained and trimmed to look like a tree. They bring a vertical element to any space with their ...

New wood blooming hydrangeas can handle shaping now and hard pruning when dormant. Old wood blooming hydrangeas should only be pruned right after blooming. Pruning at the wrong time cuts off future ...

A listener asks when to prune overgrown oakleaf hydrangeas, a native shrub prized for its oak-shaped leaves and fall color.

Prune Hydrangeas Like This or Risk No Flowers Next Year originally appeared on Dengarden. While technically, you don’t have to prune your hydrangeas, the act of cutting away old growth will help them ...

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 ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

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 ...

If you gathered in one large room, all the plant pros from all over the world and asked them to name the number one question they are asked by customers, that normally diverse and typically quite ...

While many shrubs in your garden are entering dormancy, November is actually the best time to prune a number of species to ...