Hydrangeas are backyard staple. They are versatile flowering shrubs, which have become a mainstay in many types of garden design. Hydrangeas are fairly low maintenance, however it is important to ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

There are several types of hydrangeas, and each type needs to be treated differently. For example, some will only flower if you prune them in the right season.

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 ...

It pays to keep your eyes open when you’re out in the garden. In 1983, Vern Black of Minnesota’s Bailey Nurseries noticed a Hydrangea macrophylla in a neighbor’s yard that bloomed its head off every ...

Discover what to do with hydrangeas in March, with insights from garden experts. They talk through five key hydrangea tasks to do this month in time for spring.

Based on guidance published via Gardeners' World, Monty Don suggests cutting the spent flower head directly above the uppermost pair of vigorous buds below the bloom. This elimina ...

Gardeners across the state are ready to get outside and garden, and late February is an ideal time to do that. From pruning ...

Blooming hydrangeas have always reminded me of cloud gardens. With their lush, airy bouquets in sky-inspired colors—soft pastels, bold blues, and sunset pinks!—these plants can transform any yard into ...

Question: With the nice late-winter weather, my husband wants to start pruning. I told him that we don't have any plants that need to be pruned because I'm afraid he'll cut off all the flower buds. He ...