In order to prune correctly, you need to know the different types of hydrangeas.
Big Leaf: shown above. These set their flowers in late summer or early fall for the following year. Prune immediately after flowering.
Panicle: shown below. These produce coneshaped flowers on new wood. These can be pruned in late winter or early spring before the new growth begins.
Oak Leaf: shown below. These feature distinctive, oak-shaped leaves. Like the big leaf, they grow on old wood and should be pruned immediately after blooming.
General guidelines: Remove dead or damaged wood. Shape the plant to create a balanced silhouette while preserving the plant's natural form. Selectively thin out interior branches which provides better light penetration. Deadhead spent blooms by cutting the flower stalks back to a pair of healthy buds or lateral branches.
Do you have hydrangeas? If so, did you know the proper time to prune them?
Now it's time for the IWSG question of the month: What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry? I'd say plagiarism. Stealing someone else's work. What about you? What do you think is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?
Hydrangeas have been exceptional this year, despite the lack of rain.
ReplyDeleteHi dear Sherry, your photos are gorgeous and captivating. I live in a 6th floor apartment in Montreal so I don't have a garden, but thankfully there is a beautiful public indoor greenhouse that I visit from time to time. As well, there are many beautiful parks on the island of Montreal and I enjoy seeing the flowers 💐 there and take photos to share with my blog visitors. Thank you 😊 🙏 💓 so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI thought they should not be pruned after flowering but in spring. We have just one bush, but we live in a very hot climate and dry, and I think they prefer rich British gardens.
ReplyDeleteYour hydrangeas made me long for the glorious ones my mother planted in our back yard, which callus gardeners hacked. 🧑🏻🌾They were wonderful while they lasted. 🪻
ReplyDeleteAs to ethics, perhaps (in addition to plagiarism) there's the matter of publishers who just delays royalty payments ad infinitum. It's not as rare as it should be.