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Should You Cut Back Hydrangeas Before Winter? When It's a Good Idea—and When It's Not

Pruning can be extremely beneficial, but only if it's done at the right time. Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and ...
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When To Cut Back Hydrangeas For Winter To Keep Them Healthy And Blooming

When the colorful pink, purple, and blue blooms of hydrangeas begin to fade into their autumnal brown, it's tempting to leave the flowers exactly where they are. These colorful summer flowers evolve ...
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When Is It Too Late To Cut Back Hydrangeas?

Here's when to put the pruners away. Gardens overflowing with a kaleidoscope of colorful hydrangea blooms means summer has arrived in the South. Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical ...
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Should You Cut Back Hydrangeas Before Winter? When It's a Good Idea—and When It's Not

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, meaning fall pruning can remove next ...