Re: Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Oak Leaf Hydrangea
- From: G* O*
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:09:02 -0500
Like Forsythia, which does that same ugly right angle thing. I usually
prune them by taking shoots from the base. Is that what one should do with
Hydrangeas?
Gerry
At 05:39 AM 1/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Interesting, Nancy. I wonder, too, as their natural form is open and
>rangy, with lovely drooping branches to the ground...not one that
>responds gracefully to pruning, really. If I head back a branch, it
>will tend to put out a new one at right angles to the stem that was
>cut...rather awkward looking when bare. Seems a pity to pack them in
>tightly....suppose they look OK that way?
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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>> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
>> Date: Monday, January 17, 2000 5:16 PM
>>
>> It is always so interesting to hear about how plants grow in the
>wild! Here
>> in New York City, this shrub has become quite trendy, at least in
>public
>> gardens like the Garden Conservancy in Central Park and the small
>garden
>> around the Cooper-Hewitt, a design museum. The shrubs are packed in
>tight in
>> big borders, and I always wonder what kind of maintenance it takes
>to keep
>> them in check.
>> Nancy
>
>
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