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Hydrangeas- to prune or not to prune?

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#1 · 17th January 2022, 4:14 pm

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I have three small hydrangeas should I prune them? When should I prune them? How much should I prune them? Thank you ?

I have three small hydrangeas should I prune them? When should I prune them? How much should I prune them? Thank you ?

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#2 · 18th January 2022, 12:33 pm

Quote from Guest on 18th January 2022, 12:33 pm

Hello,

Have a looksee on Lee's You Tube Videos, a complete video on cutting back/pruning hydrangeas, I have several in my garden, some in the soil some in containers and I never cut back until the frosts have gone, sometimes I will remove a lot of the stems from the middle of the plant, cutting back to ground level to thin it out slightly, other times will just cut back to the new growth, I leave the flower heads on all over winter, and so far so good.

Bob

Hello,

Have a looksee on Lee's You Tube Videos, a complete video on cutting back/pruning hydrangeas, I have several in my garden, some in the soil some in containers and I never cut back until the frosts have gone, sometimes I will remove a lot of the stems from the middle of the plant, cutting back to ground level to thin it out slightly, other times will just cut back to the new growth, I leave the flower heads on all over winter, and so far so good.

Bob

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#3 · 19th January 2022, 1:03 pm

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Hi,

Thanks Bob for the advice and reference to my Hydrangea pruning guide. It's been quite the hit on Youtube with over 430,000 views!!

https://youtu.be/yxTsmwydyEo

Here's my detailed hydrangea pruning guide which shows you step by step everything you need to know about Hydrangea pruning.

Good luck and enjoy the process!

Hi,

Thanks Bob for the advice and reference to my Hydrangea pruning guide. It's been quite the hit on Youtube with over 430,000 views!!

Here's my detailed hydrangea pruning guide which shows you step by step everything you need to know about Hydrangea pruning.

Good luck and enjoy the process!

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