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

A gardening expert has revealed the one pruning mistake that could ruin your hydrangeas — and how to avoid it this autumn.

Pruning hydrangeas can seem as confusing as pruning clematis. To do it properly, the first thing is to know what variety of plants you have. Joan clearly states that her hydrangeas are mopheads (a.k.a ...

Recently, I wrote about selective pruning, an important maintenance practice used to remove broken, damaged and diseased branches from trees and shrubs. Selective pruning is used to improve their ...

Hydrangea trees are shrubs trained and trimmed to look like a tree. They bring a vertical element to any space with their large, showy blooms atop tall stems, and can be underplanted with smaller ...

Hydrangeas, with their big fluffy summer blooms, are among the most popular and loved shrubs in Chicago-area gardens. But gardeners often are flummoxed about when to prune them — especially in winter, ...

This is a good time to prune most of the hydrangeas grown in the Chicago region while the plants are dormant. Since your plants are newly planted, there is very little if any pruning for you to do ...

Q: I have two basswood trees in my backyard that appear to be struggling this year. Normally they are very full with leaves, but this year they were sparse. Also, the leaves have bumps on them and ...

Gardening season is wrapping up but you may still have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.

Q: I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A: ...

If you do not know the joys of growing hydrangea paniculata or panicle hydrangea, now is the time to get to know this carefree shrub currently in full bloom. Panicle hydrangeas were once a forgotten ...