After summer rains hydrate your hydrangeas and blooms fade in late June, it's the perfect window to shape them for next year's show. The key: cut just above a pair of buds or opposite leaves. Leave shorter stems untouched—they'll harden off by fall and are your best bet for next season's flowers.
New growth will surge through October, and many of those branches will mature enough to bloom next May or June. The whole job takes about 30 minutes, but the payoff is a season of gorgeous flowers.
Before & After
Before pruning
After pruning
Make cuts just above two opposite leaves
Many short limbs left intact for next year's blooms
Hard at work
The removed limbs
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