Southern Living on MSN

When Is It Too Late To Cut Back Hydrangeas?

Cutting back hydrangeas at the wrong time can affect the next season's blooms. Once new buds form, pruning can result in a ...
The Spruce on MSN

7 Shrubs You Should Always Prune in Fall for Better Growth Next Spring, According to Gardeners

Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...
salisburypost

Darrell Blackwelder: Pruning hydrangeas in the spring

A few of my hydrangeas were damaged during freezing weather earlier this spring. Many ask when is the best time to cut them back. Hydrangeas don’t really need heavy pruning to produce ample flowers.
Chicago Tribune

When to prune shrubs that bloom in spring, summer — and why hydrangeas are a tricky exception

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, ...
USA Today

3 reasons your hydrangea won't bloom and when to prune for the best flowers

Hydrangeas not blooming may be due to improper pruning time, winter damage, or too much shade. Bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, so pruning them in winter removes flower buds. Smooth ...
Purdue University

Early spring pruning will tame this hydrangea

Q: I have a hydrangea that is overgrown. It’s falling over and is too tall and wide. I would like it not to block the window. But I don’t know how/when/how much to prune to a smaller size. — T.B., ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Barany in the Garden: How to prune hydrangeas

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 ...
Best Life on MSN

3 Plants You Should Prune Before Winter Begins

Experts from Washington State University say you should begin in early November by removing at least the top third of the ...
The Gazette

How and when to rejuvenate old shrubs, prune hydrangeas

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 ...
Lifehacker

The Trees, Shrubs, and Plants You Need to Prune in the Spring (and How to Do It Right)

Pruning is an important garden task. Besides simply keeping growth in check, proper pruning also keeps trees and shrubs healthy by ensuring that light and air can reach all the branches. Pruning at ...
Oregonian

Knowing hydrangea type helps with pruning advice: Ask Extension

Even in winter gardeners take time to think about their plans and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo ...
AOL

6 Shrubs You Should Never Prune in Spring, According to Horticulturists

The best time to prune most shrubs is in the winter when the plants are dormant, so you can better see their shape. Which means there are many that you should avoid pruning in the spring—with a few ...