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 ...

Nobody's perfect, true, but your hydrangea will thank you for avoiding these common pruning ...

Garden maintenance doesn't stop when winter hits. If you grow this type of hydrangea, pruning before spring will give you new ...

Some hydrangeas can also be cut down to the ground to protect them from winter weather, while others need a more gentle approach where pruning is done in a staggered way over years -- both of these, ...

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 ...

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

Hydrangeas have become very popular plants for the home landscape in recent years, primarily due to the release of new varieties with flowers of different sizes and shapes featuring more vivid shades ...

Your old-fashioned mophead hydrangea needs a little tender loving care. Here's how to properly prune a H. macrophylla: Annually, remove the oldest wood, which is straw-colored and scaly looking. Newer ...

Q: Rabbits stripped many branches from my hydrangea, while some branches are 5 feet high. How do I trim this shrub for spring, or do I need to plant a new one to get a decent shape? — Sue U. A: The ...

Proof that the secateurs are not always needed ...