Find out which kind of hydrangea you're growing before you attempt to prune the plant in the fall. If you have these types, ...

Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood can finish flowering so late in the season that pruning them after they bloom may not leave enough time for them to form flower buds for next year. It’s often best to ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Although the flowers have winter appeal, they can catch snow, increasing the likelihood of branch breakage under the snow’s weight. This doesn’t always happen, but is more likely if we have wet heavy ...

In late summer or fall, Cercospora fungus causes brown spots on hydrangea leaves. The plant looks unsightly but usually ...

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 ...

As autumn draws near, many gardeners will be reaching for their shears, but it's a serious error to prune hydrangea flowers at this time of year. Whilst it might ...

This is the year of the “lush” garden. Fortunately, I have not had damage from all the extra rain. After a few recent drought years with straggly looking plants this is a nice change! Hopefully your ...

Encore azaleas bloom in spring, summer, and fall, but even these specific types benefit most from a light pruning right after ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.