Hydrangeas

Hydrangea bushes have become overgrown, how far down should I cut them to make sure they flower next summer?

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 09/24/2017 @ 4:13 pm

You can cut them down completely if they become overgrown, but this will stop their flowering for a year or two as they recover. If you want to thin it out some, then just take a few branches out here and there, then on what you leave, you will have to cut the spent bloom only past the bloom.

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