Find out which kind of hydrangea you're growing before you attempt to prune the plant in the fall. If you have these types, ...

The most common reason for a lack of flowers on hydrangeas is that they were pruned at the wrong time of the year.

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...

New wood blooming hydrangeas can handle shaping now and hard pruning when dormant. Old wood blooming hydrangeas should only be pruned right after blooming. Pruning at the wrong time cuts off future ...

Pruning hydrangeas at the wrong time can harm next year’s blooms, so it’s best to know your plant type first. Bigleaf and ...

If you want to learn how to grow exceptional flowers and bulbs, “The Flower Garden Deck” (Adams Media, 2025), by Jon Vanzile, is for you. This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 ...

Encore azaleas bloom in spring, summer, and fall, but even these specific types benefit most from a light pruning right after ...

A fertilizer is meant to boost growth, but for hydrangeas (Hydrangea spp.), too much can do more harm than good. It's a mistake even experienced gardeners make when trying to coax bigger blooms or ...