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Hydrangea Task To Do Now Will ‘double The Glorious Blooms’ – It’s Not Pruning

Hydrangeas are popular plants and are known for their large, colourful flowers – but to ensure you get more of them, a gardening expert has shared what to do right now

Hydrangeas will look like this at this time of year (Image: Getty Images)

Hydrangea blooms are a big hit with gardeners – thanks to their stunning large flowers that come in an array of shapes, colours, and sizes.

Gardening experts on the Hydrangeas in the UK Facebook page advised against February pruning, suggesting it’s too early for such garden jobs. Instead, they’re all about deadheading right now, which involves nipping off spent flowers to spruce up the plant.

Usually, these are the fading blooms losing their charm. All this buzz began when David Hobson wondered whether it’s trim time for his hydrangeas.

He shared snaps of his lush hydrangea, boasting of its lineage from his partner’s grandpa’s mighty hydrangea. Posing the question to fellow gardeners, he posted: “Interestingly or maybe not, these were all cuttings from my partner’s grandpa’s huge plant. The reason I’m posting is, has anyone deadheaded yet?”

The general consensus was a resounding yes. Gareth Wilkinson commented: “I deadheaded mine on Monday and I’ll keep an eye on the weather for the next couple of weeks. any forecast for freezing temperatures and I’ll cover at night.”

Janet Smith chimed in with her routine: “I deadheaded mine yesterday morning. I always do it around this time of year.” Gel Strong shared a gardening tip on social media, exclaiming: “I deadheaded this morning, I usually deadhead when they run brown, but someone told me to leave till February and by doing this I can see double the amount of glorious blooms coming through compared to last year. Very excited to see how it grows.”

Meanwhile, Sarah Kirk issued a caution to fellow gardeners, stating: “You can deadhead them now but don’t prune them. If you prune now, when they have new growth you could lose the flower buds as well as the leaves.”

Deadheading hydrangeas indeed has a significant impact on redirecting the plant’s energy to more vital areas of growth. Typically, garden enthusiasts are advised to continually deadhead during the flowering season to foster new blooms and maintain the aesthetic appeal of their plant.

After the risk of frost has subsided, it is safe for gardeners to deadhead their hydrangeas as they won’t be needing protection from the cold any longer.