Avoid pruning and fertilizing hydrangeas in the fall, but continue watering until the ground freezes. Protect old wood ...

Key PointsNew wood blooming hydrangeas can handle shaping now and hard pruning when dormant.Old wood blooming hydrangeas should only be pruned right after blooming.Pruning at the wrong time cuts off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloved-hands pruning hydrangea inflorescences in the garden - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about ...

Your hydrangeas' warm weather performance depends entirely on how you treat them before winter truly sets in and temperatures plummet. Here's how to prep them.

Hydrangeas can be breathtaking—but only when they bloom to their full potential. Too often, gardeners face the frustration of sparse or lackluster flowers, despite their best efforts. The secret? It’s ...

Backyard Farmer takes a look at pruning hydrangeas by type & keeping tickks off of you outdoors. Backyard Farmer takes a look at pruning hydrangeas by type as well as valuable tips to keeping ticks ...

Hydrangeas are prized for their beautiful flowers. To make sure you get those blooms, it's critical that you know when to prune them; it all depends on the type of hydrangea. Hydrangea paniculata ...

Q: I have a big leaf hydrangea that blooms blue. It’s old and fairly large. This year it did not bloom at all, so should I still wait until spring to prune? Ironically, I have a white hydrangea that ...

A reader asked me why her hydrangea tree was not doing so well. I wrote a column about this in August, but this is the fourth question about hydrangeas I have had in the last two weeks. Her hydrangea ...

Hydrangeas are one of the most beloved flowers in the garden, their showy flowers putting on a bountiful display every summer. But for some, that display doesn't last quite as long as we'd like it to.

Hydrangeas are one of the most beloved flowers in the garden, their showy flowers putting on a bountiful display every summer. But for some, that display doesn't last quite as long as we'd like it to.

This past week I got an email from one of my readers. She asked me about why her hydrangeas did not bear as many flowers as she hoped over the years, and if they were pruned better would they bear ...