Pruning Hydrangea Before Winter

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Thank Rosy, you read my mind. Needed to refresh on pruning my Hydrangea Paniculate. A very useful video.

[@jwalton6819]

Really clear & helpful Rosie, thanks.

[@philiplong7390]

Great video and so clear about what to do. I met you at a garden show so it was great you so kindly did this video.

[@eliev7844]

Wow, that was good!!

[@RaymondStarr007]

Don’t you do that in the spring time not in autumn..?

[@monikabarry6509]

Thank you. So helpful

[@hilshils3426]

Can you do one for the macrophylla/lace cap types, as they flower on old wood? I have inherited a very large overgrown one and would like to rejuvenate it, so was going to prune lightly in Feb, but also take out ⅓ of the branches much lower to encourage new growth to flower a year later. Does that sound right?

[@paultsworld]

Yes, that would be OK. Just wait till the new buds develop a bit so you can see the healthy buds and prune accordingly. If Feb is looking frosty simply wait to perhaps late Feb early March depending on your climate.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Very useful.

[@laurelsayer7557]

Hi Rosy, confused, I thought that as hydrangea paniculata flower in the current season's wood they are pruned late winter, not in Autumn?

[@RosyHardyGardening]

It is easier to prune in mid to late Autumn as this protects the plant from rocking in the wind. You get a better shape and they will not grow any more in the Autumn