Hydrangea Pruning News Today

Hydrangeas add beauty to a gardens design, but its essential to maintain them for best results come summer - especially when it comes to pruning.

Hydrangeas give a real show of huge flowers for months during their blooming period. However, this can be affected by when and how this plant is pruned.

Hydrangeas are generally easy to grow and look after, providing they have the right conditions. Due to the recent UK heatwave, some gardeners may find their plants to be struggling.

Pruning your plants is critical for assuring they can grow healthy come summer.

Pruning is a fantastic way to encourage healthy growth, however, some plants, need to be pruned at a certain time for it to benefit them. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, one expert has warned that pruning at the wrong time can have negative impacts and at this time of the year, there are two plants that shouldnt be pruned.

Most hydrangeas need to be pruned in spring to encourage prolific flowering and a better shape. However, some varieties are the exception to this rule.

Hydrangeas are known for their showy, bright flowers and can often be found growing in the beds and borders of British gardens. Now, a horticultural expert has shared exclusively with Express.co.uk which hydrangea varieties need to be pruned more brutally for the best flowering performance.

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year for gardeners, as longer days and warmer weather pushes flowers into bloom. As well as seed sowing and planting, there is plenty of pruning to be done.