tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post3455503498944568846..comments2024-03-12T06:18:18.419+01:00Comments on Ewa in the Garden: Hydrangea Pruning or Pruning Hydrangeas After WinterEwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-43705836303834251052009-05-24T20:57:15.709+02:002009-05-24T20:57:15.709+02:00Pat,
H. paniculata is very hardy. Up to 35C - have...Pat,<br />H. paniculata is very hardy. Up to 35C - have you had more last winter?<br />Maybe there is another reason of the problem. Any pictures you can share?Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-49328405080102359872009-05-24T19:56:46.490+02:002009-05-24T19:56:46.490+02:00Eva, it looks as if my Hydrangea Paniculata has su...Eva, it looks as if my Hydrangea Paniculata has suffered frost damage. We have had a bad winter and some late frosts, just when the new leaves were out. Will it survive, do you think? Is there anything I can do to help it?<br /><br />Thanks, Pat (Ireland )Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002299790494274418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-39255617326723080782009-04-29T19:54:00.000+02:002009-04-29T19:54:00.000+02:00You're right with what you wrote about the pruning...You're right with what you wrote about the pruning of H. Annabelle. According to books one should cut them right down...what I always did. But this year I forgot it and I do hope it will come out as you said. The stems should be much stronger now for the big flowers to hold. I wonder whether it really works ;-) !Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-4530912407403517552009-03-13T18:26:00.000+01:002009-03-13T18:26:00.000+01:00I love hydrangeas and have several around in the y...I love hydrangeas and have several around in the yard. You gave a great tutorial on pruning. I will have to get after mine here soon.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-80274476433214155212009-03-13T18:06:00.000+01:002009-03-13T18:06:00.000+01:00Tara,I have a feeling, that sometimes things are m...Tara,<BR/>I have a feeling, that sometimes things are made more complicated than they should be. <BR/>I also have a feeling, that sometimes things are presented on purpose as complicated, so they can't be understood. <BR/>I try to keep as many things as possible, as simple as possible.<BR/>I studied the subject a lot, cos I love Hydrangea and I was trying for pretty some time to figure out what Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-39637113959815563102009-03-13T17:51:00.000+01:002009-03-13T17:51:00.000+01:00Dear Lisa,If they grow the way you like it, it is ...Dear Lisa,<BR/>If they grow the way you like it, it is fine to leave them without pruning. If they look fine, you do the right thing.<BR/>I pruned my young H. paniculata, cos I saw few of them in other gardens, which were not so nice, because they were not trained from the beginning.Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-68013559007990047072009-03-13T14:25:00.000+01:002009-03-13T14:25:00.000+01:00Excellent Ewa! I also have Oakleaf Hydrangeas (H.q...Excellent Ewa! I also have Oakleaf Hydrangeas (H.quercifolia) that bloom on old wood. In natural settings, best left unpruned unless for dead limbs and a bit of shaping after flowering.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-68881062839228458162009-03-13T14:20:00.000+01:002009-03-13T14:20:00.000+01:00This is very helpful Ewa. I've had hydrangeas in ...This is very helpful Ewa. I've had hydrangeas in past gardens but none here yet. This winter I grew some Annabelle and Endless Summer cuttings and ordered an oakleaf. Since I haven't grown these varieties before, I'll refer to this tutorial when it's time to prune them for the first time. <BR/><BR/>I especially appreciate what you said about pruning Annabelle, since I've read they should be garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-62417507316546659232009-03-13T12:55:00.000+01:002009-03-13T12:55:00.000+01:00You are brave Ewa. Hydrangeas are a several week ...You are brave Ewa. Hydrangeas are a several week class. Penny McHenry, founder of the American Hydrangea Society said, Make a rule for hydrangeas & they'll make a liar of you.<BR/><BR/>You're right each year is different for timing hydrangea pruning.<BR/><BR/>Penny pruned late winter too. The University of Georgia agriculture school did trial studies of pruning mophead hydrangea. Tara Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233493520013405385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-20568213750791988662009-03-13T12:46:00.000+01:002009-03-13T12:46:00.000+01:00Hi Ewa ! Thanks for the reminder about what I am s...Hi Ewa ! Thanks for the reminder about what I am supposed to be doing with my Hydrangea , eventually when the Frozen North here THAWS !! LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-46948731105324357042009-03-13T12:37:00.000+01:002009-03-13T12:37:00.000+01:00Intersting tutorial. I usually don't prune anythi...Intersting tutorial. I usually don't prune anything off my hydrangeas until they show me what is going on. Then eventually I cut out the dead limbs and flowers heads from last year. I guess I was doing it right.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com