Pruning is a big part of raising healthy plants that will continue to flourish year after year. Some plants shouldn't be pruned at all, while others should be cut way down — sometimes to the ground.

Deciding which hydrangea varieties are best for your garden can be mind-boggling. The hydrangea is America’s most popular deciduous shrub and comes in a dizzying range of shapes and tones. Their bold ...

Big-leaf hydrangeas may have the spotlight with their giant puffs of flowers blooming in pink, blue, purple or white. Wild hydrangeas, plants native to the U.S., shouldn’t be overlooked. These native ...

The end of August is the time to pick up fallen fruit, harvest ripe vegetables, dead head flowers and keep your eyes open for any weeds that have evaded your summer weeding sessions and are now going ...

Where do you keep your pruning shears? It’s time to fetch them. April is a perfect time to prune most varieties of hydrangea shrubs. The moment you grip the handles of your pruning shears and begin ...

* What it is: A new variety of our native smooth hydrangea that's distinctive for its pink flowers. Smooth hydrangeas normally bloom white. Flowers are big and round (bigger than softballs) and peak ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. A dwarf panicle hydrangea like this Bobo requires very little pruning. Maybe it’s time to prune your hydrangeas. Maybe not. It all ...

Even if you’ve only been partially awake while walking around town lately, it’s pretty obvious we’re smack in the middle of one of the best hydrangea seasons we’ve enjoyed for quite a few years. The ...