For "basketball-sized" flowers, its all about gutsy pruning. Offering some crucial tips, Rochelle advised: "Here is the trick CUT THEM BACK HARD. Very hard. Don't panic, but the trick is to take ...

Pruning is such a big part of fall cleanup that it may come as a surprise to hear me insist you put the clippers down for a ...

Annabelle hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle') are a hugely popular hydrangea ... Lorraine Ballato warns of cutting Annabelle hydrangeas all the way to ground level to hard prune the shrub.

Hydrangea arborescens are also in this group. These varieties form their flower buds on new growth and can be hard-pruned in spring. Garden designer Harriet Worsley says, “We mainly use Hydrange ...

Hydrangeas are great plants for the garden whose many ... The density of the sterile florets determines how the plant can potentially be pruned – either pruned back hard with stems cut close to the ...

has shared that the secret to growing “blooms that are bigger than a basketball” is to prune hydrangeas vigorously She said: “Here is the trick – CUT THEM BACK HARD. Very hard.

Many of you will recognize it as ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, an old-fashioned garden plant that is as popular as ever. Hydrangea arborescens ... this plant is that pruning is not complicated ...

Many green thumbs may be pondering over the right time to prune ... hydrangeas, which are grafted panicle hydrangeas, would follow the same rules." Smooth hydrangeas, also known as hydrangea ...

Big leaf hydrangeas need acidic soil and water with a pH of 5.2–5.5 to produce clear blue flowers. The average pH of our soil ...

Group 3 clematis are hard-pruned in February and can be cut down to 30 ... Popular hydrangea types such as Hydrangea paniculata and Hydrangea arborescens flower on the new growth, so trimming in late ...

Transplant them after your area receives two or three hard frosts. This is also a good time to prune hydrangea varieties ... around the plant. Panicle hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) and smooth ...

“For hydrangea paniculata and arborescens, prune in late winter or early spring before new growth begins. These types bloom on new wood so pruning encourages more blooms to grow.” ...