Thanks Andy. Pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. I hope your garden is taking shape for teh summer ahead, and I've a new video coming son that could help.
I have inherited an enormous mop head hydrangea, which I’m sure some of the middle stems should come out, but it’s so congested and deep, about five foot wide at least in all directions, have you any suggestions ? It takes me all day to remove the dead flower heads, and it flowers prolifically every year.
Sounds like a lovely established plant. Dead heading is important to keep the shrub looking good, but in addition I would suggest pruning out a proportion of the very oldest stems each year to encourage new ones to develop from the base. Renewal pruning is a useful routine on many shrubs. It involves a bit of guess work, but aim to cut out about quarter of the very oldest woody stems at their base and remove these each year. You don’t have to be exact. Some may have a new shoot developing low down so cut back to these. It will take time but is worthwhile. And also remember to give your shrub a generous feed, mulch and water.
Hello Adam! I just purchased a 'Merritts Supreme' Hydrangea. Gorgeous big leaves and 8 inch in diameter balloons of pink flowers I'm obsessed! 🙏🏼😊 I wanted to ask, could I leave my hydrangeas untrimmed? I have a large wild garden. What do you recommend?
What a lovely hydrangea. I'd recommend some pruning otherwise you really won't enjoy a lovely display of flowers. As I say in the video, leave the old flower heads in place through winter until spring, and when fear of frost is over (perhaps around the end of March or through April) you can snip off the old flower heads. Don't leave these in placeor they'll start looking really untidy. This job only takes a few minutes on a warm day. Then leave your new hydrangea to get established. Grow it for perhaps two or three years and then each spring I'd cut out at least one of the very oldest woody stems ... cut away right down at soil level. You want you hydrangea to produce a succession of new shoots from the base which will replace the old ones. This ensures your shrub has a long and productive life! Enjoy!
What size pots do you recommend for long term growth? I just got some at Home Depot with a few flowe heads but like in a 1 gallon pot. I have like a 5 gallons pot (12-14width with 14height) will they do good ?
That sounds a good size pot to me. Choose a good multi purpose compost with some loam in it as shrubs need compost they will provide long-lasting nutrition. Good luck.
Thank you for the informative videos. I have a well established climbing hydrangea but it is a lace cap, which I do not like. I cannot find a mop head climber so I wondered, Is it possible to graft mop head hydrangeas to the climbing lace cap?
I've got a March flowering Hydrangea which was given to me for Mother's Day 3 years ago and has flowered in March to September again since . As its in flower in March when would I deadhead and prune it please🙏
I'm not sure exactly what variety this is, so don't know whether this variety flowers on new growth or from shoots developing from old wood. Try and find out exactly what it is called and then you'll know for certain when to prune correctly.
So enjoying this soothing, beautiful and highly educational video💚💚💚🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it. More videos in the pipeline. Happy gardening.
Another great video! Thank you
Thanks Andy. Pleased to hear you enjoyed the video. I hope your garden is taking shape for teh summer ahead, and I've a new video coming son that could help.
Great information, great video. I will be pruning in the spring thanks
Thanks for watching and I hope this video has shown you exactly how to do it!
I do hope you enjoy this video .... and I'd welcome any queries or comments. Thank you!
I have inherited an enormous mop head hydrangea, which I’m sure some of the middle stems should come out, but it’s so congested and deep, about five foot wide at least in all directions, have you any suggestions ? It takes me all day to remove the dead flower heads, and it flowers prolifically every year.
Sounds like a lovely established plant. Dead heading is important to keep the shrub looking good, but in addition I would suggest pruning out a proportion of the very oldest stems each year to encourage new ones to develop from the base. Renewal pruning is a useful routine on many shrubs. It involves a bit of guess work, but aim to cut out about quarter of the very oldest woody stems at their base and remove these each year. You don’t have to be exact. Some may have a new shoot developing low down so cut back to these. It will take time but is worthwhile. And also remember to give your shrub a generous feed, mulch and water.
Hello Adam! I just purchased a 'Merritts Supreme' Hydrangea. Gorgeous big leaves and 8 inch in diameter balloons of pink flowers I'm obsessed! 🙏🏼😊 I wanted to ask, could I leave my hydrangeas untrimmed? I have a large wild garden. What do you recommend?
What a lovely hydrangea. I'd recommend some pruning otherwise you really won't enjoy a lovely display of flowers.
As I say in the video, leave the old flower heads in place through winter until spring, and when fear of frost is over (perhaps around the end of March or through April) you can snip off the old flower heads.
Don't leave these in placeor they'll start looking really untidy. This job only takes a few minutes on a warm day. Then leave your new hydrangea to get established. Grow it for perhaps two or three years and then each spring I'd cut out at least one of the very oldest woody stems ... cut away right down at soil level.
You want you hydrangea to produce a succession of new shoots from the base which will replace the old ones. This ensures your shrub has a long and productive life! Enjoy!
What size pots do you recommend for long term growth?
I just got some at Home Depot with a few flowe heads but like in a 1 gallon pot.
I have like a 5 gallons pot (12-14width with 14height) will they do good ?
That sounds a good size pot to me. Choose a good multi purpose compost with some loam in it as shrubs need compost they will provide long-lasting nutrition. Good luck.
Thank you for the informative videos. I have a well established climbing hydrangea but it is a lace cap, which I do not like. I cannot find a mop head climber so I wondered, Is it possible to graft mop head hydrangeas to the climbing lace cap?
@@kathrynhobbs8874 I’ve never come across any grafted hydrangeas, so do not think this is possible I’m afraid.
@@Adams-Gardening-Guides ok. Thanks for your reply
I've got a March flowering Hydrangea which was given to me for Mother's Day 3 years ago and has flowered in March to September again since . As its in flower in March when would I deadhead and prune it please🙏
I'm not sure exactly what variety this is, so don't know whether this variety flowers on new growth or from shoots developing from old wood. Try and find out exactly what it is called and then you'll know for certain when to prune correctly.