Deadheading/pruning hydrangeas

Yes, and then another couple. There can be frosts even in the SW into the end of May! But by then the new growth will be able to cope. Just now, with the recent weather as well, I would leave them.

Thanks for the advice!

Agree with shinyredcar - don’t be in any hurry to do it yet! May is plenty early enough.

Oh dear . Mine are doomed then .

Mine too gilly.
I did them in February as instructed by Dr Hessayon!

Glad I saw this - just in time!
Blue skies and sunshine today so was planning to do that very job this afternoon!

Oh dear! I deadheaded mine during a beautiful couple of days in mid March because I thought any later wouldn't allow the new growth to flourish properly. I know nowt about gardening but I love hydrangeas and was pleased to find the new house had some when we moved here. Have I killed them?

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Yes me too JaneA mine were very poor last year but great the year before (2016 and 2017 photos) . Both pruned in February .

Ooops, I may have not done mine any good either. We shall see.

I have just taken a look at them and I think I probably committed a faux pas in the autumn when I cut some of it back to clear a path. It looks as if the bits I cut back are on strike and the new buds are on old growth that I have not cut. Oops!!

Pruned in late Feb as always.

Wow gilly the 2016 ones are very impressive! Hope they pull their finger out for you this year!
Perhaps you’d better have a few stern words with them

I also did a little pruning yesterday.Now wondering if a frost protection plant fleece would be helpful?

Well I turned my attention to a Clematis Montana and a Rose of Sharon bush. Seems a good time as I can see the new growth so was reasonably confident where I should chop!
Washed some pots and troughs.
Was delighted to find that the oxalis which I loved last year (identified with the help of GNetters) has survived. 2 plants have become 3 and are thriving.
Awaiting the arrival of stones to line the new pots and will then start planting.
Hydrangea looks very dried but the rhododendron in the pot next door has lots of fat healthy buds.

Oops pruned my hydrangeas 10 days ago before repotting them in new containers.
We’re all doomed!

Just removed dead mop-heads from mine today as they are blowing into my neighbour's garden. However if the top buds get damaged I can simply prune down another level to the next bud. It's worked before and hope it does so again.

Just removed dead mop-heads from mine today as they are blowing into my neighbour's garden. However if the top buds get damaged I can simply prune down another level to the next bud. It's worked before and hope it does so again.

I dead headed mine yesterday. Oops!!

I pruned my hydrangeas last March. I cut some branches to the base and some are reduced by half. Got this plant from orchid republic last year.

Gillybob love your hydraengeas, I have dried some of last year's and they are beautiful.
Is the silver ball a water feature?