New wood hydrangeas can be cut in late fall to early spring; old wood types should only be cut right after blooming. Trimming old wood hydrangeas too late removes next year’s buds, so timing is key to ...

Fall is often when people start cutting back their gardens for the colder months. But if you cut back your hydrangeas at the wrong time of year, you'll end up with no flowers the following year.

When it's too late to cut back hydrangeas depends on the type you have. Here’s how to prune at the best time. Oakleaf and bigleaf hydrangeas should be pruned right after flowering, before they set the ...

The big leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) is the centerpiece of any garden. Whether these flowers are planted in your garden or languishing in a vase on your kitchen table, their distinct fluffy ...

Last week, 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 easily one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the Nothern Hemisphere, and with good reason. Their romantic, frothy blooms that change color between summer and fall are just ...

For a new hydrangea selection that puts on a spectacular season show, we suggest the 'Felicity' hydrangea. It's a part of the popular French hydrangea family. 'Felicity' produces lacecap-like blooms, ...

Harvesting hydrangea blooms and cutting back perennials is the exception to the rule when it comes to no fall pruning. Drew Perine Tacoma If you’ve seen photos of my garden on Facebook and Instagram, ...

Getting control of the notorious shot weed in early spring is the best way to prevent a hostile takeover of your yard by this circular weed with the white flowers and seed-shooting talent. The ...

SWAMPSCOTT (CBS) - Call it the mystery of the hydrangea cutting. If you take a close look at the plants at two houses in Swampscott, you'll see that somebody snipped the stalks. And the homeowners ...