How to Get More Blooms From Your Hydrangea

How to get more blooms from your hydrangea is a great garden planning video which shows how to get more blooms from your hydrangeas flowers. This video will show you how to care for hydrangeas blooms. Hydrangea blooms are the star of your home garden . Learning how to prune hydrangeas has never been easier. These easy garden hacks will help you learn how to make hydrangea bloom.
Garden planning has never been easier and this garden tip video is also great for gardening for beginners as well as experienced gardeners. Kelly Lehman will share lots of easy to follow "How To" hydrangea care tips with you throughout the year from her flower farm and NJ Garden.
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[@KellyLehman]

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[@jeanettefraser5951]

I'm viewing from Aurora Ontario. This is my first year growing a Twist and Shout variety hydrangea. I've noticed two 1 1/2" spots of smooth white stem on my plant and hopeful it's not a sign disease and is the result of a late spring frost we had in May.

[@dnewman308]

In Milwaukee Wisconsin is it okay to fertilize with BEER...... Okay just kidding

[@OutstandnBeauti]

Mississippi

[@necoragha65]

I'm viewing from Belgium, Europe.

[@Thankful_.]

Indiana

[@7oclockmiracles88]

Praise Jesus someone finally explains and SHOWS old, new wood and pruning in a way I understood! Thank you!

[@Gumshoe88]

Amen was just thinking the same thing!!

[@HomeHarvestCo]

Gardening brings so much joy and positivity into our lives! 🌞🌻

[@marybushport-ginn668]

Greetings from Chicago. Happy to see this great video from my home Garden State. Two years ago, I over pruned and got zero blooms. Last winter I stared at the ugly skeletons all season, but was rewarded with super growth, fullness, and more blooms. I am hoping to find a middle ground this year. I want the "endless" blooms that the name promises, but have a hard time looking at the sad leaves all winter.

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Mary. Thanks for checking in from Chicago 🌍👋. I feel your hydrangea pain. I don't like looking at the dormant skeletons either but i turn my head since i just adore the blooms in summer.🌺

[@NY-152]

@@KellyLehman Question....in winter/early spring, what to do with the old scraggly brown dead leaves on the skeleton branches? Do I trim the off to "clean it up" - or should l leave them? Thanks from Minnesota!

[@genecasey4736]

We’ve always loved hydrangeas but for some reason never had one. My wife got her first for Mother’s Day this year from our kids. She’s a beauty…..and the flower is really pretty too. There’s so much to learn about caring for it, your videos are the most informative and clearest I’ve found. Now living the dream in Terre Haute, Indiana.

[@tammylwoodell87]

I’m in Virginia Beach, VA and I never knew why my flowers never bloomed. After watching your video, I found out why. I was trimming the whole flower almost. THANK YOU for sharing your wisdom!!!!

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Ocean Pebbles, thanks for checking in from Virginia Beach, VA 👋🌍. So happy this helped ! I used to do the same thing to my hydrangeas before I stumbled across the trick of not cutting them back every year . If it find the blooms start to look smaller and the stems are not as sturdy after a few years of not pruning , I’ll give them an early winter pruning just to recharge them. And then I leave them alone again and let them do their thing . Happy gardening . 😊🌸

[@janeblake5083]

I'm guilty of doing the same thing and over trimmed since planting about 10 years ago and wondered why no blooms ever appeared - I'm glad to hear I wasn't alone (from Ontario, Canada here)

[@cathy8819]

Best explanation of old and new wood. Thanks.

[@KellyLehman]

Hey @CatBird . Thank you for your kind comment. You made my day 😊🌸

[@10meme11]

I agree! She helped me out TREMENDOUSLY because I have just planted Endless Summer for the first time this year. THANKS!!!!

[@lezlie5513]

I’ve been cutting them back to the ground every autumn for the last 10+ years. No wonder I was only getting one or two blooms a year. No more pruning for me! Thank you so much!!

[@adrienearkwright8258]

Thanks for talking about the old fashioned hydrangeas.

[@KellyLehman]

Sure thing . Thank you for your kind comment flower friend . 😊

[@annamariaferranti29]

Best video explaining “old wood and new growth “ thankyou I finally understand what to do.

[@KellyLehman]

Love your kind comments Anna Maria . Thank you . I made a few more hydrange care videos you may enjoy WHY AREN’T MY HYDRANGEAS BLOOMING? ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/anPTlmOrhbCokK8 LUSH LEAVES BUT NO BLOOMS? ( too much nitrogen in the soil ) ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYWwZniMqdZ-aa8 WINTER ZAP - WHY AREN’T MY HYDRANGEAS BLOOMING ? ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2rXYaivoMiYeJY WHY YOU SHOULD DEADHEAD YOUR HYDRANGEAS ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3jHqn6oaa6Hndk LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnK3npaXZc-inqc ➡️ SHOULD I PRUNE MY HYDRANGEAS IN FALL ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hInKhJSvra2ca7M Gardening Hacks | How to Change Hydrangea Flower Color ➡️ Gardening Hacks | How to Change Hydrangea Flower Color kzbin.info/www/bejne/gofKfXqtgMSBjbM kzbin.info/www/bejne/gofKfXqtgMSBjbM TIPS ON PRUNING ANNABELLE HYDRANGEA BLOOMS ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHy7n4Crh8dppdk HYDRANGEA CARE - HYDRANGEA GARDEN TOUR ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3vcpKmCq8h_h9k How to Plant Your Hydrangea in Fall ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGaueZmVZ9aiiZY HYDRANGEA VARIETIES FOR YOUR GARDEN ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5WweJpmfquNi9E

[@tplus3017]

Finally someone who can explain something without going off on a tangent. Now I know the mistake I made this spring. Thanks.

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you For your kind comment 🌸😊

[@kymiller1962]

Thank you for your intelligent description for pruning or not pruning. I wish my dad would listen to this b/c he just cut all the wood off down to the leaves. :(

[@KellyLehman]

So happy you are in the hydrangea know now 😊💃

[@walterperezl]

Beautiful hydrangeas. I love the color! Great explanation on pruning!

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you, i appreciate your kind comment 🙂🌺

[@phebajohn4606]

After watching millions of videos now this one make sense of old wood and new wood! Thanks!

[@KellyLehman]

Oh wow . Loved your kind comment . Thanks for letting me know you found it helpful . It took me a long time to find good videos on this topic too. So happy you found my channel . Welcome to our Flower Tribe 👋😊🌸

[@harrisond8132]

Finally! Now I know why my Endless Summer have only been blooming late summer. Thank you thank you!

[@KellyLehman]

Hi HarrisonD👋😊. Your comment just made my night ! Thank you for sending it in . So glad to hear this hydrangea tip helped 👏👏🌸

[@katerich455]

That’s odd, mine literally is the first plant to flower and the last to stop flowering ergo, the name - Endless Summer...

[@rosekovalsky3892]

I'm so happy to find this video that gives such a clear description of how to care for my Hydrangeas! I'm from the suburbs around Philadelphia. My husband cut my Hydrangeas down to the ground a year ago and we had no flowers last year! Maybe this year we will but I told him "LEAVE THEM ALONE"!

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Rose 👋. Yes, I've pruned my hydrangeas down to the ground too and then could not figure out where the hydrangea blooms were that year too before i learned about them . So happy this helped . Thank you for your kind comment flower friend 🌸😊

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from the suburbs of Philadelphia 🌸😊

[@onetwocue]

I grow the endless series

[@lisalynch629]

Next year they’ll be great

[@Danny-ju2ip]

I don't know what type are in my yard but I always thought you had to prune any plant after its flowers fade. Now I won't touch mine either 🙋‍♂️

[@Seany527]

I am so glad I found this video! Thank you for explaining old vs new wood with an actual example.

[@KellyLehman]

I'm so glad you found this hydrangea video too . Thank you for your kind comment 👍😊🌸

[@terrylust454]

I love that you jump right into it! Thank you! I live in Flower Mound, TX, a suburb of Dallas. I started growing hydrangeas 4 years ago, I have several endless summer, but also a big oak leaf group, and several limelight’s. Through trial & lots of errors, I’ve finally just stopped pruning them. They’ve done much better, and I’m finally feeling like a real gardener! Thanks for your channel . I’m now a subscribers. ☺️

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Terry, welcome to the Flower Tribe ! So happy you subscribed . Sounds like you will have lots of gorgeous hydrangea blooms now that you've unraveled the hydrangea blooming mystery . Please hop on over to my new kelly lehman’s flower tribe group page and post pics of your flowers when you can . Would like to see them 🤗 ➡️ m.facebook.com/groups/173080477731043?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Flogin%2Fdevice-based%2Fpassword%2F&_rdr

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Flower Mound, TX. Love the name of your town ! 🌸😊🌻👋👏🤗🌍

[@jdos5643]

No one has talked about that beauty of a garden she has. You can see all That lush evergreens in the background. It’s a dream many of us can only dreamed of. Of course I came for the hydrangeas. I bought a small plant from lowes but I’m trying to get it to grow big and fast.

[@susanbritton-giza5054]

When you cut your flowers, dip in Alum, the seasoning and let sit for about 5 minutes and let the alum set, then place in cool water and they will stay beautiful and not wilt ! Love your show, just found it tonight ! 🥰 coming from Cleveland Ohio 😍! I have 10 of them in my back yard and they are beautiful right now ! 😇 thanks !❤️‍🩹

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you so much for sharing that tip Susan !! I'm so glad you found my garden channel and happy to hear you enjoyed the video 😊🌸😊🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Cleveland 🌸🤗🌎👏👋 Wishing you more beautiful blooms this summer !!

[@519Trishers]

I live in NM & don’t see many of these growing here. When i travel i see them & love love love. I just purchased 3 plants & will keep them indoors & hope they last.

[@deelowther6433]

South Louisiana, so excited! I love blue hydrangeas, I was just gifted a beautiful hydrangea. Excited to create a beautiful garden. Thank you.

[@kelleygutierrez3573]

THANK YOU!!! 🎉😂 I did too much with mine last year and had no blooms 😮😢 Then I decided to just leave them alone and it sounds like you just confirmed it. Appreciate it!! -Franklin, TN

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Kelley, yep , you have a good new strategy . Leave em be and let them do their thing . Thanks for checking in from Franklin TN 🌸👋👏🌎😊

[@LimeKilnFarmNY]

hi, first time viewer here. relatively new to the NE, upstate NY. love the flower shows our gardens produce in this climate. your vids are great. you have a wonderful presentation manner. congrats and continued success!

[@KellyLehman]

Hey there Limekiln Farm. Thanks for checking in from upstate NY are you close to Albany ? My son is just graduating from college up there . I appreciate your kind comment . Made my day . What do you grow on your farm ? 🌸🌸

[@mayfieldmanor5344]

I absolutely love Hydrangeas. So beautiful! Thanks for the great pruning tips.

[@KellyLehman]

You are so welcome!🌸😊

[@teddielehmann9956]

Thanks - This will help a lot with my new garden in Northern Minnesota where the biggest issues are not having the wildlife eat the plant (deer love to eat them, bears love to pick them) and PRUNING. FYI - Sent this to my brother in Bucharest, Romania who is having the SAME ISSUE. Thanks for clearing up what we were doing wrong!

[@KellyLehman]

Let me know where in this beautiful world you are watching this video from in comments below. I love seeing how far and wide our Flower Tribe stretches across the planet!

[@isabelumana5035]

Kelly Lehman OMG!! I love love your hydrangeas. Thank you so much for all the info you are giving us on how to care for them. They’re beautiful. 😍 I just found out about your videos a couple weeks ago. I also started to follow you on Instagram. I’m watching your wonderful videos from Los Angeles, CA. I have a couple of hydrangeas that I planted two years ago they had beautiful flowers when I bought them. But this year they haven’t flower at all, even though I’ve been watering them everyday during summer because it gets hot in LA, between 80’s 90’s. I fertilize them about 6 times this year. I didn’t prune them last year, to see if they will bloom, but they haven’t bloomed. Although they look very lush. I wonder what I’m doing wrong ? Thank you Isabel

[@KellyLehman]

​@@isabelumana5035 Hi Isabel! So glad you are part of our Flower Tribe . Happy you found us. Well if you saw the video above and think your hydrangeas were pruned properly, it has enough sun, and is being watered, then here is what I think.... It sounds like you have a super healthy plant that is a little too happy to bloom. Here is what may be happening . The Fertilizer you use may have too much nitrogen. Nitrogen encourages big healthy green leaves but phosphorous is the element that encourages bloom production .Most fertilizers have the formula NPK listed on the bag in a three number format like 10-10-10 The N stands for Nitrogen which promotes lush leaves ( foliage growth) The P stands for phosphate which encourages flower production and root growth The K stands for Potassium which promotes the overall health of the plant and builds up disease resistance . To give your hydrangeas a some help in producing better blooms, try using a granular slow release formula with a higher percentage of phosphorus which is your middle number on the label. Miracle grow has a Bloom booster flower food with a formula of 10-52-10. That means there is a 10% concentration of Nitrogen, a 52% concentration of phosphate and a 10% concentration of potassium . Since the middle number (phosphate) is higher, you should get more blooms . Here is a link to amazon for this ➡️ amzn.to/2piWZRH A single application of fertilizer in spring or early summer is all you need . I would do this once and then leave them be . I stay away from fertilizers if my hydrangeas are already looking good. Over fertilizing is often a bloom inhibiter. It's also a good idea to get your soil tested once every few years . Here is a list of places that may be available for you in your state to send in a soil sample and have your soil tested. Most of these places will also give you recommendations of what you will need to improve your soil so you can grow stronger plants. gardeningproductsreview.com/state-by-state-list-soil-testing-labs-cooperative-extension-offices/ In most cases, you go online and follow the instructions on sending in a soli sample and answer a few questions regarding what you are growing, sunlight and water this land receives . Also, hydrangeas do love water especially with hot temps like you have but there is such a thing as over watering. Sometimes overwatering can inhibit bloom production. Maybe cut back the watering a bit to see what happens . Thanks for your great question! See you in the next video! 🌺🌺🌺

[@isabelumana5035]

Kelly Lehman’ Thank you so much for all the great information, 😘🌸🌸🌸 I will be waiting for your next video!!

[@waynekelly9436]

Unionville NC.i have limelight which are eleven feet tall and have been in the ground 7 years now as a hedge along my drive way.

[@edkm2015]

Bonsall CA

[@JTassy-bn3lw]

Thank you for the overload of information. I am going to start as soon as they lift the stay at home order for our state. Can’t wait to start planting!

[@KellyLehman]

So excited to hear that . That’s sounds like a great plan . I’m sure you will love having these hydrangeas in your garden. They really being so much joy and peace . Thank you for your kind comment 😀🌼

[@phebajohn4606]

I been hearing new wood and old wood for so long...now I know what does it mean...thanks

[@KellyLehman]

Thanks for your kind comment Pheba. I felt the same way a while ago . I never knew what people were talking about when they said new and old wood. Glad we unravelled this garden mystery 🌺🙂

[@daniellevandervelt7217]

Finally someone showed me the difference between old and new wood! Now i get it... thank you!!

[@KellyLehman]

You are awesome Danielle . Thank you for telling me that . So happy to help and share the flower love . Welcome to our Flower Tribe 🌸👍

[@ilovetiananmen]

Finally! A video summarizes all!! Thank you! 🌹🌹

[@KellyLehman]

So glad you enjoyed it . Thank you for your kind comment . 🌸🌸

[@GracefulEmbroidery]

What beautiful hydrangeas. Wish mine were like that! Lots of tips so I can improve them, Thank you Kelly

[@KellyLehman]

Sure thing . Happy to share the flower love.

[@kingnoah3000]

Thank you !! I've been looking for a detailed video and found it!!

[@KellyLehman]

Hey There @kingnoah3000. You are so welcome . So glad you found this. Happy growing 🌻😊

[@richardjones5795]

I followed your propagation suggestions and now have a whole range of rooted hydrangea cuttings. My grateful thanks Kelly.

[@analynortega922]

Love that color and variety of hydrangeas easy to regrow and care.

[@KellyLehman]

I’m with you Analyn 🌸🌸👏

[@shanghunter7697]

Beautiful, the hydrangeas too. :)

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you

[@shanghunter7697]

@@KellyLehman You're very welcome, best wishes to you and yours dear.

[@yarddds2418]

Richmond Va. I “murdered” my hydrangeas last year and only got one bloom. Can not wait to see this years blooms after no pruning

[@KellyLehman]

Hoping you get beautiful blooms this year. I like to prune mine back every few years but love the huge influx of flowers on the years I don’t do a heavy pruning . Stay well . 🌸😊

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Richmond , Virginia 🌍👋. Welcome to our Flower Tribe 😊🌸

[@jacquelines3685]

@@KellyLehman So if I just leave my Hydrangeas alone now will they Bloom again? I haven't seen a bloom in 3 years. My fault because I would always prone it down to the ground.

[@lexusmickey]

Wait till spring to dead head the old flowers and cut them back to the new buds. Never cut them bck to the ground as you will not see any flowers for 2 or 3 years.

[@RednailVal]

Warrenton, VA here .. I did the same thing last year. It's back and looking very promising to bloom this year.

[@Line-r2k]

I just discovered your channel and I love it. I am a kind of maniac of hydrangeas, I have so many in my garden and all over the years I am getting better at growing it more beautiful every year following so many tutorials on line. Since here in Canada (Quebec) we have so long and rude winters, it is my paradise to be surrounded by beautiful flowers all summer long since it is so short. But looking at your tutorials, I've learned so many other things to make it even better in the years to come. Thank you very much!

[@michaellloyd8594]

Hi Kelly. I'm a gardener running a small but inspired maintenance business in Melbourne, Australia. I've had this 'wrangle' with a few customers at times over how much to cut back the Hydrangeas. You are totally correct. I love watching KZbins that validate approaches that I've adopted despite rampant alternative views...I had a beautiful 40 year old Hydrangea of the variety you're discussing at my last home & explored optimal pruning over a few years but pretty much worked out that I did not want to cut back very much off the top due to those 'old wood' flowers...Awesome work!

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Michael , so fun to read your comment and realize that I have experienced the same conversations with other gardeners here on the other side of the globe. Happy to know this technique works well for you too. I know some people get a little ouchy when I recommend trying a season without the hydrangea pruning . Different techniques work in different gardens . Sounds like our hydrangeas both do best by avoiding too many haircuts . 😊😎

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 👋👏😊👍

[@michaellloyd8594]

@@KellyLehman My pleasure. Wishing you every success. I've been fence sitting for years on doing something on youtube a little like what you've put up here on a few areas of great results that I've worked to understand on the job...So not only have you put great information on Hydrangeas but also provided some inspiration & kept youtube awesome...

[@shellypfennig]

Thank you, Kelly! We've started tending our yard and we have two hydrangeas. One is huge and the other looks like it's struggling to live every year. Hopefully this will be the year. I'm thinking of filling up the beds in front of the house with hydrangeas and move my flowers. They'll have full sun now that we removed 13 pine trees. Now we'll not argue about their care. We're in Fayetteville, NC

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Shelly , sure thing . Happy to help spread the garden love. I love the idea of having hydrangeas in the front of your house . I’ve seen pictures of mansions in the Hamptons of Long Island that had giant hedges of hydrangeas as their focal point surrounding the front out line of the house . They were breathtaking ! 😊 Having lots of sun is great too. If there are areas that get morning sun and afternoon shade , that’s even better for hydrangea varieties like endless summer and annabelle. Consider adding a few Limelight Hydrangea too . They live full sun and are ridiculously gorgeous and low maintenance. Happy gardening 😊🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in form North Carolina .🌍👋. Welcome to our Flower Tribe 😊🌸

[@susiejamescassel9196]

What an incredibly helpful video! I am starting my foray into hydrangeas this year. I purchase 3 plants from a local nursery and am hopeful to create a beautiful area in our backyard from them!

[@KellyLehman]

So glad the video was helpful !! Wishing you a beautiful blooms this summer 🌸🌸🌸

[@camellastephenson3455]

Just found your KZbin channel. I have only had 1 bloom per summer on my 2 hydrangea plants, but they look absolutely beautiful and healthy. Your explanations about nitrogen in soil as well as pruning has helped me understand what I might be doing wrong. Thank you and your flowers are amazing.

[@traceyyeoman8391]

Spectacular, thank you very interesting from SA.

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comment Comment Tracey and for checking in from SA 👋🌍

[@karenmilligan9128]

Very helpful! I love hydrangeas! Planted 3 new ones last year because we built a home and it needed color. Looking forward to the blooms this summer!

[@KellyLehman]

So glad you found it helpful ! Looking forward to some summer blooms too. 🌸😊

[@Maria-ig2vt]

Thank you Kelly, I have been looking at how to prune hydrangeas on quite a few websites but I think your explanation was the best. I had no idea that you still should not prune the old wood on Endless Summer Hydrangeas. I somehow got the impression that I could cut all as much as I would like. But your explanations makes sense. Thank you. Kind regards from Australia.

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Maria. Thank you for checking in from Australia 👋🌍So happy to read your kind comment. You made my day .🙂

[@svetlanagerace4181]

Thank you!!! Finally a very good explanation of new wood vs old wood blooming for a total newbie.

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you Lana . I appreciate your kind comment 👍🤗🌸

[@shawniepicanco2096]

Thank you So much! I bought my house a few years ago and it came with a hydrangea plant… I have no idea how to care for it… this is so helpful… From Maui, Hawaii.

[@kennamitchem1713]

Gorgeous 😍 I’ve got one beauty and I’m wanting to plant more of them…great tutorial thank you

[@KellyLehman]

So glad the video was helpful , wishing you all the best with your hydrangeas 🌸🌸👍👍

[@susiemeszaros3615]

Hello Kelly I’m watching from Manchester, England.

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Susie, Thanks for checking in from Manchester England flower friend 👋🌍

[@judihopley8874]

Hi Kelly, I have a few hydrangea bushes., 3 new last year seam to be growing fine, but 2 years ago. I bought a couple and cut them down in the fall and never did they grow or do anything , so this year I was going to get rid of them but I saw a tiny bit of green coming in so I just left them, don’t know why 2 years later they are just coming alive. But any help from you would be appreciated, I live in alliston Ontario Canada just a little north of Toronto, I am in zone 5,,, thankyou looking forward to more, ohhhh do endless summer survive in hot summer sun as I bought my daughter one.in may but there is no shade in her yard, also how do you get a nice full hydrangea hedge of different colours...thanks again

[@dv5205]

What a perfect, simple, clear explanation! Many thanks Kelly!

[@KellyLehman]

So happy you liked it . Thanks for the kind comment 👍🌻

[@kbltexmex]

Wow those hydrangeas are beautiful!!

[@KellyLehman]

So happy you liked it Texas 🌸🌸😊

[@Amber-pl6xv]

Great video Kelly! Beautiful hydrangeas. I love love that color. I had some hydrangeas once and they didn't bloom hardly at all. Now I understand a bit more. Thank you for the tips :) Looking forward to watching more videos.

[@KellyLehman]

Amber Moore Thanks for your lovely comment Amber. Looking forward to sharing more garden videos with you and the rest of our Flower Tribe 🤗🌸

[@Emine11]

Thank you so much, I wish I watch earlier. I already cut my Hydrangeas down to the ground last fall. I expected more flowers for this spring. At least I learned my lesson. I hope next year I will have.

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Emine, Well the good news is that you gave them a “recharge” by cutting them down. This means more energy will be put into the root and leaf systems since the hydrangea is not worried about creating and sustaining hydrangea flowers on the old wood stems you pruned back . Even better news is that if this was an Endless Summer Hydrangea, you should get the second set of hydrangea flowers that come in on new growth at the end of summer . So it’s all good . This may also translate in to better flowers next year. I actually give my hydrangeas a recharge pruning every 5-6 years if I see they are not producing as many hydrangea flowers as they used to .

[@Emine11]

@@KellyLehman thanks for info and guidance💐

[@johndileo7202]

Thanks, Kelly, for the clearest explanation I've seen thus far. What was most helpful was your statement that one doesn't have to prune at all, but just "tidy up." New Orleans

[@KellyLehman]

Hi John , your kind comment made my day . Thank you . 🌸🤗

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from New Orleans 👏🌸👋🌎🤗

[@kathyt3959]

This is the most informative best information so far ,now I know why my hydrangeas weren’t doing well after I even made sure they had good soil .Thankyou so much from New Zealand .

[@KellyLehman]

Ohhhhh thanks Kathy , you comment all the way from New Zealand , just made my day here in Cranbury New Jersey . Thank you for checking in with the Flower Tribe 🌸😊😊💃💃💃

[@prairiedoggy1]

Peoria, Illinois here. Bought a house with an Oak Leaf Hydrangea and I love it!

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Jerry. Oh you are so lucky to have that hydrangea . What a wonderful landscaping bonus . 👏👏👏👏🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Peoria Illinois 👋🌍☺️. Welcome to our Flower Tribe .

[@terrymeier1101]

Oak leaf hydrangea is fabulous and gives 4 season interest! Lucky you!

[@lyndamodeste7902]

So nice you could get such a beautiful plant with buying your house so bless

[@Tilly-bd4hc]

Viewing from Michigan. Thank you for the tips!

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Michigan 😊🌎🌸👋

[@zeniazenia2787]

‘Less blooming’ FEWER blooms - grammar lesson. The video is helpful. Thanks

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for the gentle grammar tip. I will work on that one 😊. Also thank you for your kind video comment . ❤️🌸

[@ChicTiff]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comment . You just made my day flower friend . 👏😀

[@stevejones6621]

Those are beautiful. I have been wanting those for years. I'm going to buy some from a nursery. I live in the Atlanta area and there are some gorgeous ones around here.

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Steve, so happy to hear that . You will love these. Once they are established they are super easy to maintain.

[@KMRobinson]

I'm so allergic to flowers, but I loveeeee them when they're outside! Fantastic video!

[@KellyLehman]

K.M. Robinson So glad you liked it. Thank you for your kind comment 🌸

[@g-bgcg]

Thank YOU! I had a flower nursery owner tell me that I had to prune my hydrangeas that I purchased down to the ground. It never bloomed again. Ugh, if only I saw your video first. I have tons of hydrangeas of all sorts and I am glad I only prune down one bush.

[@KellyLehman]

So glad you know the real hydrangea pruning story now . I'm sure you will have amazing blooms next year . 🌸😊

[@nursekjf]

Thank you so much for the video. I was driving last summer and a lady was selling them on the side of the road here in San Diego. I purchased two of them and had no idea on how to care for them but one did produce beautiful pink flowers and the other produce big white flowers.One died but the other just lost its flowers. Now they are growing again with bright green leaves. Wish me luck. The slugs are just a problem but I have something for them! 😜

[@KellyLehman]

You are so welcome😊. Sounds like you are off to a terrific hydrangea start . What a gorgeous state you live in too. Perfect for these gals to thrive in. I’m glad you have a treatment plan for the slugs. Once hydrangeas get established , they are usually so low maintenance and bring such beauty each year . Welcome to our flower tribe 🌸!

[@WriteYourAcceptance]

What beautiful hydrangeas! You are so talented! I lack a green thumb but want to learn!!

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comments. You will have a green thumb before you know it after seeing a few more videos .🤗🤗🌸

[@stephaniescheeler2036]

Checking in from south Mississippi! Thanks for the much needed info on a favorite of mine

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Stephanie , sure thing . Happy to spread the garden love . ☺️🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from South Mississippi 👏🌍☺️

[@barbarawilliams834]

you're visual presentation was a masterful teaching technique. now we know old vs new wood when we see it, and how pruning impacts the timing and amount of blooms!!! thanks Kelly💗🤗

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your lovely comment @Barbara Williams . Made my night 🤗🤗🌸🌸 I’d like to invite you to join my Kelly Lehman Flower Tribe Facebook Group. I just created this group which will allow our Flower Tribe members to post images of their gardens from all around the world and ask and answer garden questions with each other . Hope to see you there 🤗🌸 ➡️ bit.ly/3kUY8b4KellyLehmansFlowerTribe

[@bonniepfeiffer6266]

Thank you so much for your hydrangea information. I “forgot to prune my hydrangeas last fall” and have had a bumper crop this year.

[@lynomeara4159]

Watching from Perth Western Australia

[@KellyLehman]

Oh Wow! Hey Lyn , thanks for checking in from so far away in Perth Western Australia 🌍👋

[@ellencordes9717]

I have a gorgeous 3-year old "Topaz Sky" hydrangea in my Anchorage Alaska yard. To my horror, it was"pruned" by a moose late last summer and is now struggling to produce new growth from the root. It now has a cage around it!!

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Ellen, wow! That’s the first time I’ve heard of a hydrangea getting eaten by a moose . I’ll bet it’s beautiful where your live . The cage was a great idea . Well done 👍I’d like to invite you to join my Kelly Lehman’s Flower Tribe Facebook Group. Flower Tribe members are posting images of their gardens from all around the world and asking and answering garden questions with each other . It’s a super place for garden enthusiasts to hang out 🤗🌸 ➡️facebook.com/groups/173080477731043

[@lindab8397]

Brilliant Kelly . They look so much better planted on mass . The bigger the display the More dramatic it looks

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comment flower friend , I appreciate the feedback 😊🌸👍

[@donnasutton1135]

So glad I saw this before I cut it back! Cleaned up the garden the other day and I left it be! So fingers crossed I get blooms this year! It survived the Canadian winter, there is new green growth! Thanks for the tips!

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Donna, timing is everything ! So happy you didn’t over prune your hydrangeas . Also happy to hear you have new growth on them . Your winters are a lot harsher then mine and this year most of my old wood stems had all of their spring buds frozen off so the old wood blooms won’t be happening for us this year . Our new growth is coming up though too praise God . 😊😊🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Canada 🇨🇦 😊🌍👋

[@1viva]

Hi Kelly! I'm in North of Montréal, Qc. From your video, I'm pretty sure I have those big round and white Anabelles! They started blooming early in the summer and right now they are huge big white balls! :-)...turning a bit on the greenish side. When you say pruning very little because of the "old wood" do I cut those big flowers when it's late fall? (You call this dead head them). OR I don't touch anything at all and let nature do all the work in the spring even though many leaves will have died... 🤔 It's such a delicate and complicated science. Thank you. for your help. Mario💚🤍

[@theresatyree3090]

I think I finally understand!! Thank you so much!

[@KellyLehman]

Yay Theresa 👏👏 Happy to read this . Thanks for the kind comment 🌸

[@davechapman7735]

great advice thanks and cheers from NZ

[@KellyLehman]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for checking in from NZ🌸🌎🤗👋👍🌻

[@tommyhunter1817]

Kelly, you are one of the prettiest ladies I’ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing this.

[@OverTheBow]

Kelly, you are amazing! I've been looking for a video like this and have subscribed to you! I have a "dwarf limelight hydrangea" that is to get 3 - 5 feet tall, I've had them (6 of them) for two summers total. They bloom beautifully (lots of flowers) and I haven't touched them from a pruning perspective until this Spring (so nervous to do it), but felt I had to. I watched 500 (ok, that's an exaggeration, but it felt like it) videos on how to do this, but none addressed dwarf limelight specifically and the reason I felt I had to prune this Spring is because those beautiful flowers were so heavy, my bushes were splitting in the center and the branches all bending towards the ground and flowers were practically in the mulch. I planted these limelights in the back believing they would be taller than the rose bushes I have in the next layer and lilies in the front layer. What can I do to get them five feet tall and still blooming versus splitting and lying on the ground?? THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE! I will be looking up your links as well! xo

[@OverTheBow]

Checking in from Lake Erie in PA! :)

[@KellyLehman]

@@OverTheBow Thank you for checking in from Lake Erie PA ! 🌸🌍👏👍

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Laurie , thank you for your kind comments . SInce Limelight hydrangea and little lime hydrangea both come in on new growth , you should be able to prune back 1/3 of the plant in late winter - early spring to keep the plant in check and cleaned up . I love these hydrangeas . I'll bet yours are gorgeous . 🌸👋😊

[@jameshedding8754]

Just 'stumbled' across your video ( without even looking for it ) I live in a Artarmon ( a suburb of Sydney, Australia ) and we have two small Hydrangea's on the property we rent. I had often wondered how to care for the plants not being a great gardener. My Grandfather was a very keen gardener and grew the most amazing Hydrangeas at their home in Kallista in the Dandenong Ranges outside Melbourne, Victoria. As we are just the first few days into summer and we have a couple of small blooms coming on the plants seeing your video was just the most perfect timing and gave me more information to help our two plants. So, I would like to thank you very much for the video as it was of a great help to me. James ..

[@KellyLehman]

Hey James , Thanks for checking in all the way around the globe from Artarmon Australis 👋🌍! Loved your comment . It's so amazing to me to think that my hydrangeas are going dormant now in this cold snowy NJ winter weather just as yours are blooming beautifully in sunny Sydney. Loved the story of your memories of you grandfathers hydrangeas . Sometimes i wonder if my kids and future grandchildren will remember me for my hydrangeas and peonies. I hope so . Such a nice way to be remembered . 🙂🌺

[@lsanglsnick80]

This was the most informative explanation of new vs old wood and how they bloom and why not to prune. Thank you!!

[@karenslittleshop]

Scotland, still waiting on my hydrangeas flowering

[@KellyLehman]

Hey Karen, please let me know when they bloom. I love hearing about flowers all around the world in our flower tribe’s gardens 🌸🌸

[@annbuck8725]

Watching from the Southcoast UK. My Hydrangers are just starting to show themselves. I do not take the old heads off until Early Springe

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Ann, I often do the same . What kind of hydrangeas do you grow. 🌸😊

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from The Southcoast UK 🌍👋

[@katerich455]

I’ve already chopped mine off and it’s January I actually did them Nov Dec. I do it every year as I can’t bear them looking so untidy.. and it’s never ever affected them, I get tons of flowers every year..

[@vickiecagle247]

1st time viewer and I have to say Thank You! Now I know how to prune and why I had no flowers this year.! I pruned wrong and too much! With Kelly’s video I know I’ll have beautiful flowers next season & for many years to come! Thank You

[@tinatruman4643]

Thank you so much. I just wish I had seen this video last week, Before I pruned my hydrangeas. 😁

[@KellyLehman]

Haaaa , timing is everything . But don’t worry Tina , I prune mine back every few years just to energize them so consider this your energizing year 🌸🌸🌸💃💃

[@genekerr8064]

Great video! You are a real looker! And I'm from Ocala, FL & Indian Camp, Ohio.

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from Ocala FLorida and Indiana Camp Ohio 🌍👋🌸🌸🌻

[@QSportsMarketing]

Great video. Thank you for: 1. keeping it short 2. getting to the point quickly 3. providing great, useful content ...thank you!!!

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you @Qsportsmarketing . I appreciate your kind insights . So nice of you . 🌸🌸

[@LindsayC33]

i tried hydrangeas last year. failed. but all my other perennials came back beautifully.. so now that i have more gardening confidence, i shall attempt hydrangeas again! 😅🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Yes 👍 You can do it Lindsay. I’ll bet you have gorgeous hydrangeas this year . I’d like to invite you to join my Kelly Lehman Flower Tribe Facebook Group.Flower Tribe members can post images of their gardens from all around the world and ask and answer garden questions with each other . Hope to see you there 🤗🌸 ➡️ facebook.com/groups/173080477731043

[@monalaw1]

Loved this! I am in Maryland and I always wanted to know this but never googled because I just loved seeing the green pop up on the old wood! That’s why I never cut them back but THANK YOU for that pure explanation! This is great stuff!

[@KellyLehman]

Glad it was helpful! 🌸🌸🌸

[@jodeeclarklompa852]

I am absolutely thrilled with this video! I've learned more about my favorite flower and its growth here than anywhere else. I think I finally understand old and new wood and am anxious to start treating my hydrangeas better. Thanks so much!

[@KellyLehman]

Well I’m so thrilled with your kind comment JoDee. You just made my day . Welcome to our Flower Tribe 🌸☺️

[@connieeddy178]

I’ve also learned to have my ph soil tested. Also I dilute food color to which ever color hydrangea I have to get deeper color. Like blue for blue, etc. Just pour the solution at the roots. Water them really good first, then saturate them really good so that the solution gets to the roots. I do this twice a year. It really works. Have your ph soil tested for sure. That will tell what nutrients your soil needs.

[@connieeddy178]

Dilute the food color with water.

[@tigistayena8283]

I have mine since 2014 and the bare minimum, it keeps coming back every year bigger than the previous year. Seattle, Washington

[@KellyLehman]

Wow. You have one happy hydrangea ! 👏❤️🌸🌸🌸

[@TheTroya65]

Best info I've heard on Hydrangea! Wish I would have watched this before I hacked everything back

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you Troy. That's ok . Now you know what to do this year to get beautiful hydrangea blooms 😊🌸

[@70TMC]

Thanks Kelly, great info. I wondered why my hydrangea wasn't flowering - I obviously pruned it without thinking! Trevor - Cheshire, UK

[@KellyLehman]

So happy you found this helpful . Thank you for your kind comment 🌸🌸🤗

[@ropeyarn]

I'm zone 6 and find that my hydrangea needs to be watered and lightly fed almost daily for good blooms and strong growth.

[@dickhead402]

U lady's still do the community gardens like when I was a kid

[@KellyLehman]

I think that the community gardens you are remembering have come back into popularity especially in many cities. I see them here in the suburbs too. Such a wonderful idea to grow things with others and share the work and knowledge together. Did you belong to a community garden?🌺🙂

[@LINERIC44]

Just picked up my first hydrangeas and happened on your video. Thank you so much. From Alberta, Canada

[@karendon22000]

Hi from Ottawa, Ontario Canada. LOVE my hydrangeas! Put in 13 shrubs of various kinds last year. Thank you for your informative video. I certainly want to do everything right for them.

[@KellyLehman]

HI Karen , Thank you for checking in from Ontario Canada! Wow 13 hydrangeas. You are my kind of hydrangea fan 👏👏👏😁

[@HektorBandimar]

I found it difficult just to concentrate on the Hydrangeas, but great video thanks. :)

[@KellyLehman]

You are welcome . 🌸

[@olben1095]

Hard to resist cutting back old wood when it looks so bad. Held off last year and rewarded this year. Now if the deer would leave them alone!

[@KellyLehman]

Ahhh I totally agree . So worth the wait . Now as for the deer..... try leaving shavings if Irish Spring soap around then base of the plant near the drip line or cayenne pepper 🌸

[@romimau8847]

Would this work for bunnies too ? The Irish spring soap tip ....

[@pemalama4109]

beautiful Hydrangeas. and very useful tips.. thank you I had mistakenly prune my hydrangea...

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comment. I appreciate it. 🌺🙂

[@johnnyfaria3464]

I randomly had this come up on my you tube but still watched it as I do have 10 Hydrangeas plants in a line. These were planted 3 years ago with large spacing and at first I pruned but did not last year and now they join together and look brilliant. Now I know why. I’m in Kent in England so the soil makes them turn pink but I regularly water with soil acidifier which makes them turn as blue as yours. Result !

[@marthaz1183]

I hired a gardener few years ago. I thought by hiring one would make my lawn and garden beautiful......boy was I wrong. My hydrangeas didn’t bloom at all. I fired him. I’m still so sad and mad but lesson learned .

[@KellyLehman]

Well it's a good thing that now you are in the hydrangea know 🌸🌸🌸😊😊😊😊

[@samlight388]

Hey Martha you look beautiful in your pic

[@bigtonemalone2921]

I’m about to have year three with mine.....was wondering about how long before it gets to the size like the ones on this video

[@KellyLehman]

Hi Big Tone Malone, the hydrangeas in this video are over ten years old . They take a while to get established . I think by year 6 or 7 they were pretty large . So happy for you that have them to enjoy. 👏🌍

[@inesbarrantes4684]

@@KellyLehman Buenas. noches me encamtaria.ver el señor. Que dice como vestir de las señoras adultas mayores ne cuentan que es ezcelente. Cono loque beo en estos programas Bendiciones

[@inesbarrantes4684]

Quiero hagadecer todes los videos muy educatibosme encanta gracias

[@thoang101]

Thank you for posting this video, it's explained why some of my Hydrangeas bush are not blooming now. They were hidden underneath my Arborvitaes, when I trim the evergreen back they showed up but no bloom yet while the one exposed next to it are in full bloom.

[@KellyLehman]

Ahhh interesting . Yep, seems like they are just craving some good ole sunshine 🤗🌸

[@singh9khushboo]

From India . They are soooo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ and the way you guided thankyou sooo much ma'am

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for your kind comment . Made my day 🤗🌸

[@KellyLehman]

Thank you for checking in from India 🌸👍🤗🌻👋🌎

[@philisbramlett6890]

My hydrangea. A true blue . 2 blooms nor well. Tken good care of . Placed in large container and moved due to extreme heat, and hours . Now here in mid hot humid July I've gotten what started looking g like a light then turned pink to cream and ANTIQUE mauve in very short order (2 weeks) . I see 2 more tiny blooms . How can I help them ? What are they needing . The plant has remained small rich deep green lea es . No loss there. It's s beautiful . Stil gets mor ing till 2pm less straining sun. Same with my Lilacs. I've not seen them oom yet .they are coming on. I just don't want them to die before they bloom !