The most common reason for a lack of flowers on hydrangeas is that they were pruned at the wrong time of the year.

As summer approaches, it’s time to finish pruning trees and shrubs that flowered in spring. “If you wait too long after they bloom, you’ll diminish next year’s flower display,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

Q: I have a hydrangea that is overgrown. It’s falling over and is too tall and wide. I would like it not to block the window. But I don’t know how/when/how much to prune to a smaller size. — T.B., ...

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 ...

Recently, I wrote about selective pruning, an important maintenance practice used to remove broken, damaged and diseased branches from trees and shrubs. Selective pruning is used to improve their ...

Hydrangeas are a fan favorite around here and knowing when, how and whether to prune them will have them looking their best year after year - if you follow a couple of rules to remember. If your ...

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and ...

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

Pruning is an important garden task. Besides simply keeping growth in check, proper pruning also keeps trees and shrubs healthy by ensuring that light and air can reach all the branches. Pruning at ...