The Ultimate Hydrangea Pruning Guide🌸 🌿 Know Your Type: Old wood bloomers → prune before August 15 New wood bloomers → prune after last spring frost ✂️ Where to Cut: Cut thin, floppy, crossing, or dead stems → right at the base 🌱 Five Common Scenarios: 🌼 Mixed stems: Remove weak old stems, keep strong new ones 🌳 All old stems: Cut inward-facing and weak branches 🍃 No leaves at base: Keep lower leaves, trim only the top 🌿 Young plants: Pinch the top to promote branching 🚫 No blooms this y

Old wood? New wood? Old and new wood? Hydrangea terminology can be really confusing - especially when the summer starts to end and you’re wondering what you should do with your plants. Here’s a handy guide to old and new wood on hydrangeas. #gardening #hydrangeaseason #flowergarden #hydrangeas #gardentips | Blueacre Garden

Pruning Hydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf hydrangea) 1. Identify the Bloom Type Hydrangea macrophylla blooms on Old wood (last season’s growth) 2 How to Prune Remove dead or weak stems: Cut at the base. • Shape the plant: Trim back long stems to maintain a rounded shape. • Rejuvenation pruning (for overgrown plants): Remove up to one-third of the oldest stems at the base to encourage fresh growth. Avoid heavy pruning on old-wood bloomers, or you may lose blooms for the next season. #gardening #gard