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Gardening

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4. Only trim the branches that have bloomed.

Wed May 4, 2016, 10:30 PM

May 2016

Hydrangeas bloom on second year growth, so if you trim it all down at once, you will lose the blooms for the current year.

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When should I trim a hydrangea bush? [View all] LaydeeBug May 2016 OP

As with most flowering shrubs you can deadhead old blooms Major Nikon May 2016 #1

I haven't planted it yet. Impulse buy LaydeeBug May 2016 #3

Thanks for the reminder, elleng May 2016 #2

Only trim the branches that have bloomed. Curmudgeoness May 2016 #4