Hydrangeas are prized for their beautiful flowers. To make sure you get those blooms, it’s critical that you know when to ...

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 ...

When hydrangeas burst open every year, it’s simply magical. Watching barren bushes come to life from late spring through early fall with clusters of blue, pink, purple, and white is one of the ...

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, with their big fluffy summer blooms, are among the most popular and loved shrubs in Chicago-area gardens. But gardeners often are flummoxed about when to prune them — especially in winter, ...

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 ...

If you are looking for a hardy shrub that blooms in the summer, Quick Fire hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk') might be the plant for you. This hydrangea is a multi-stemmed shrub with upright ...

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, ...