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Re: Hydrangea pruning

> Can't wait...okay...I've seen several different methods of pruning H. 
> macrophylla...which does anyone here suggest and why?
> 
> leaving the flower heads on over the winter as a 'protection' against winter 
> damage, and pruning these flowered stems to the ground early next spring
> leaving the flower heads on and pruning back only to the first pair of new 
> buds
> prune close to the ground as soon as the flower heads wilt 
> 
> And how about H. quercifolia? When/how do you prune this?

I've heard about leaving the flowerheads on over the winter, but I don't
think that there's any proof.  H. quercifolia flowers on new growth, so
it should be pruned after flowering.

For more detailed information, visit this URL that talks specifically about
pruning hydrangeas:

   http://www.agnr.umd.edu/RE/CMREC/art4.htm

This was also discussed at one point on the perennials mailing list (don't
ask me why).  The message reply is available as:

   http://www/lists/perennials/apr97/msg00039.html

Chris
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