When is the correct time to prune hydrangeas?

Prune in the Fall, taking down 3/4 of the shrub. This will not take the new buds out as they form in the Spring.

When is the correct time to prune hydrangeas?
It isn't essential but can be done each spring as new shoots appear. With established plants, just remove about one-third of the older, less productive stems and cut back old flowering stems to a strong pair of buds. Leave the old flower-heads on over winter to give frost protection to the delicate new growth below. The flowers look fantastic when their brown, papery domes are covered by frost. Left unpruned, hydrangeas will continue to bloom but the size of the flowerheads will be reduced by the overcrowded stems. H. paniculata needs to be cut back completely each spring.
Reply:the best time to prune hydrangeas is in late march early april this allows the dead flower heads from the previous year to protect the new buds from frost damage. prune back to 1-2cm above new buds
Reply:Shouldnt really prune too much, I with mine take dead heads off end march early april, when frosts past, for them to grow for flowering in august onwards. Im in the U.k. , so its spring when i do mine.
Reply:I never truly prune mine. I wait until they completely leaf out and then remove the few dead branches that are still on the plant. :)
Reply:In the Autumn of winter when the flower heads and most of the leaves have died off.





Cut them back to just after a bud on each branch at the height you want the bush next year, minus about 6 to 12 inches to allow for flower head and new branch growth.


I am in the UK - but if you like this can wait till spring but I prefer to do it in the autumn
Reply:i really don't prune them, i will cut branches off that are dead or cracked from the winter.

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