- Take care of your hydrangeas in winter by checking their covers and protecting them from snow to ensure their survival.
- Remember to cut hydrangeas carefully in early spring – this is a guarantee of abundant flowering!
- Learn how to properly prune bouquet and garden hydrangeas so as not to lose the flowers.
- Discover the secrets of winter and spring care to make your hydrangeas delight!
How to care for hydrangeas in winter? What you need to remember
focuses primarily on controlling coats. Garden hydrangeas should be covered with agrotextile until early spring. This variety is not resistant to low temperatures and requires winter cover. It is important to check regularly whether strong winds have damaged the cover. If necessary, they need to be repaired and tied tightly at the bottom. However, make sure that the tying string is not tied too tightly around the roots and lower shoots. It may destroy the lower parts of the bushes. At this time of year, it is also important to regularly remove snow from hydrangea covers. Snow cover may slightly break the bushes.
Bouquet hydrangea does not need to be covered for the winter. It is relatively resistant to negative temperatures. However, it is worth knowing that in case of heavy frost below -10 degrees Celsius, bouquet hydrangea also requires temporary covering with agrotextile.
An important date in hydrangea care is approaching. Without it, the bush will have fewer flowers
One of the most important. Gardeners indicate that early spring is the best time to cut hydrangeas. This should be done before leaves appear on the bushes. The optimal date is the beginning of March. It is worth knowing that although hydrangeas will bloom even if we do not prune them, the flowers will be smaller and the flowering itself will be less abundant. Spring cutting of hydrangeas is best done on a sunny and rainless day. Also remember to always use sharpened and disinfected pruning shears for this type of activity.
How to prune bouquet hydrangeas?
In the case of spring, it is the perfect time for pruning. This variety blooms on this year’s shoots, so you can be sure that you will not remove the tied buds when pruning. At this time of year, you can perform both sanitary pruning and rejuvenation pruning. In the case of the former, remove old and decayed shoots. If you want to rejuvenate the bush, you can cut all the shoots to a height of about 30-40 centimeters.
How to prune garden hydrangeas?
Garden hydrangea blooms on last year’s shoots, so in spring you should focus on sanitary pruning. Remove old shoots that no longer produce leaves or flowers. Also cut off diseased and broken branches. Do not cut off healthy shoots. You can accidentally cut the shoots with tied inflorescences, which will prevent the hydrangea from blooming.
