Deadheading hydrangeas can be a somewhat tricky business because hydrangea varieties you have in your garden require different approaches to this task. If done improperly in autumn, deadheading some ...

Q: What's the best advice for pruning hydrangeas, as I have six very large plants. Can I trim them down this fall? - Sharon Dubois. A: The pruning method of hydrangeas depends to which of the two well ...

Q: Could you give me some tips on how my mini tree could be pruned so it grows more upward instead of outward? And should I do it this fall or next spring? — Carrie M. A: Your photo shows a beautiful ...

Hydrangea bushes flowering in a garden on a sunny day - Svechkova Olena/Shutterstock With so many beautiful varieties and colors, hydrangeas are a staple plant in many gardens. However, to ensure ...

A few of my hydrangeas were damaged during freezing weather earlier this spring. Many ask when is the best time to cut them back. Hydrangeas don’t really need heavy pruning to produce ample flowers.

This is a good time to prune most of the hydrangeas grown in the Chicago region while the plants are dormant. Since your plants are newly planted, there is very little if any pruning for you to do ...

Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowers in the United States, thanks to their big, bouncy blooms that come in lovely shades of pink, blue, white, purple, and beyond. To get even more out of ...

Cold damage can affect the spring blooming of hydrangeas, especially bigleaf hydrangeas. Provide some insulation in winter ...

Hydrangeas are often left to their own devices in winter, but taking a few simple steps can help to keep them safe, and boost ...

It turns out there is an easy way to grow bigger and more vibrant hydrangea blooms, as you just need to complete one simple ...

I find the cultivars of big leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) to be relatively difficult to grow in the Chicago area. Older varieties of this plant produce flowers on old wood, but winters here ...