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Pruning 'Summer Crush' Hydrangea in Late Summer or Early Fall

Hydrangea 'Summer Crush' in June... in September Pruning can be a complicated project, especially when it comes to hydrangeas (I can think of one more plant that causes pruning headaches - clematis). That said, if you grow many hydrangeas, especially different types, once you get the hang of it, it begins to come naturally. I used to rarely prune my hydrangeas because I had more space. Now, with a smaller garden, I'm finding that some are getting too large for comfort. Case in point, 'Summer Crush'. It is actually not a huge hydrangea, but it does get larger than advertised - about 5 feet in my garden (the tag said 3-4'). 'Summer Crush' is in the 'Endless Summer' line of hydrangeas and they are among the easier to prune. This is because they bloom on both old and new wood. Therefore, no matter when you prune, you should get blooms. It is the older hydrangeas, the ones that only bloom on old wood, that you have to be careful with. I would recomm...
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Pink snow?

No, but it looks like it! These are fallen blossoms from the Yoshino Cherry trees that were featured in a previous post. We have had a lot of rain for the past two days and unfortunately the beauty of the trees was short-lived. I'm not going to complain about that though because last year at this time we were experiencing the early stages of drought that lasted all year.



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  1. AnonymousApril 6, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    I think that having all the fallen petals on the ground is so lovely. It kinds of extends the beauty of the tree's flowering and makes for very mystical pictures.

    Jan Always Growing

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  2. MarieApril 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM

    The pink "snow" is beautiful :)

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  3. GailApril 7, 2008 at 7:48 AM

    Phillip,

    Hello, that is the perfect kind of snow! Lovely photos...we have had lots of ran and my hope is that we can over come last year's drought but some plants are gone forever.

    Gail

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  4. WayneApril 8, 2008 at 3:43 AM

    That's the only down side of gardening. The flowers don't last long enough. But that is also what makes them so special!

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  5. Annie in AustinApril 8, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    The beauty may be temporary, Phillip, but it's real! I like the photo of the birdbath - it seems to be calling mythical birds to come for the petals.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  6. chuck b.April 8, 2008 at 9:29 AM

    Wow, that's nice. Maybe some of my neighbor's cherry petals will blow in to my yard now that he's removed some plants that obstructed it.

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  7. AnonymousApril 8, 2008 at 10:53 PM

    God's dandruff.

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  8. RandyApril 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    Wonderful photos Phillip. Your garden looks like an absolute paradise. I would never leave it.

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