We are so thrilled to bring you this very highly requested video! Take notes, there will be a quiz~ Have even more hydrangea questions or tips and tricks? Comment down below!
YEAH!!!! So glad that Laura introduced you to me...............She is most excellent and so are you! Get so much information from you and I watch Laura every day...multi times................I start with Prayer, Coffee and Laura....& now you. Love ya. Yr new friend from NC!
Wow! By far the best explanation on the web of the various hydrangia types. Here in Vermont (New England) we see Roger Cook of This Old House having a homeowner pulling her healthy Nikko blue hydrangias because they do not bloom even thought the plants are very healthy. They don't bloom because the cold temperatures kill the flower buds of the preceding season. However, I believe that if you can insulate those buds to prevent the freeze/thaw cycle during the winter, that they have a chance. Many of the big box stores (Lowes especially) market the big leaf hydrangias as viable to -20 degrees. But they don't tell you that they won't flower. I am trying to beat the odds this year by insulating all my big leaf hydrangias with leaf mulch, understanding that it's not the absolute cold, but its the freezing and warming that is what's disrupting the plants cellular structure. Than you so much. Craig
Hi Craig, I am just seeing this comment now. Very interesting. My Anna Bell Hydrangea do get every year out in the open. I cut them down every Spring and they are fine. However, I have some endless summer hydrangea facing NorthEast corner of the house which get buds, but even if I don't cut them down in the Spring, never flower. The plants are very green and lushest but no flowers. So perhaps I should wrap them in burlap for the winter? Should I dump some oak leaves on top of them first to insulate them and then burlap them?
Well Robert, I have tried to get my endless summer and Nikko blue hydrangeas to flower by creating chicken wire cages filled to the top with leaves for overwintering. So far no luck. The plants are very healthy but don't produce flower buds. I saw on another Jack Barnwell video done in Mackinac island referring to the Endless Summer big leaf hydrangeas as "Endless Bummer" So even the experts have problems. I have no problems with Anaball and Limelight. Fortunately there are multiple varieties/sizes of limelight that are very successful. I also love Wiegela and its multiple varieties. Kind Regards, Craig@@robertanderson2223
Thanks for showing the exact location of the cuts for the plants, as I just happened to plant the Incrediball Annabelle and little quick fire hydrangea this year. I held my head in my hands when Jack cut the flowers and threw them down to the ground , but of course recognizing that there are plenty to go around on this beautiful property to make another bouquet. LOL 😂 I would love a tour of this property in the summer . Pruning for other bushes would be helpful such as summer wine nine bark , lemon lace elderberry, miss molly butterfly bush and pugster amethyst .
Thanks for your tips on hydrangea care and trimming in the spring. I am in southeast Michigan and have one year of growing hydrangeas in my garden. They all survived their first Michigan winter and my first pruning. 😊 The Bobo, Oakleaf, and Vanilla Strawberry hydrangeas have been a beautiful addition to my landscape surrounding my pink brick house. The shrubs were dazzling this summer. We could not have been more pleased with their robust blooms. The blooms are now a gorgeous deep red on the Vanilla Strawberry and a russet gold on the Bobos. The Oakleaf Hydrangea has gorgeous deep crimson foliage and panicles. The autumn show is very pretty, too. The white and pink blooms have been a breathe of fresh design to my 1960s house. Thank you for your videos. You make Michigan an even more beautiful place to live and garden.
Thanks Jack That’s Huge info for me. I just planted about 16 tough stuff,tiny tough stuff and quick fire Hydrangeas. I think I cut back my older Endless summer ones to much this spring and had zero flower but will be more selective next spring.We just went to the Island in Aug and in October. Love your videos! Thank you!
Thank you for this video on the basics of the three Hydrangeas - it's a keeper. And I'm so happy to keep this as I fell in love with the Annabelles tucked in behind the Boxwood border in a previous video. Now I can revisit this piece of amazing garden design.
Thank you for the inspiration to pot up an aqua pot! I am very proud of my container garden and it is doing awesome. It is a Jack Barnwell inspired design.
Thanks so much for the Hydrangea lesson. I'm new to gardening and have been so inspired watching your videos. And also big thanks for the added treat over on the Garden Answer channel.
Saw the house on Laura's channel....OMG! It is so wonderful to see a yard so compatible with the home. That house and garden is this grandma's dream!!! I have 6 kids and 14 grandchildren. That would be a very special place for kids to play. I could see my grandkids playing all over that yard. Very inspiring! I was blown away...So pretty. Jack you are a true artist in the garden. God bless you and your God given talents.
Jack Barnwell, your wife is the luckiest woman in the universe. I’ve never seen a man with so many talents as you have. I would give anything to have one just like you. Love all your work and especially the flowers you put in the landscapes. What do you not do.
Your relationship with gardening, and the beautiful plantings, is a love affair. I saw you give that hydrangea a hug. Now, I talk to my plants all the time, and perhaps, I will hug my hydrangea if it decides to bloom next summer. Thanks for a great video.
Jack, this video was amazing. Like you, hydrangeas are my favourite plant at this time. I wish I could hire you to help me design my 4 acre property. Take care and I look forward watching your other videos.
Your video was presented in the best and clearest instructions. Your love of hydrangeas, and gardening, makes you a splendid teacher as well. Thank you
Jack, could you also show us how you trim up your Grandma's climbing hydrangea to keep it contained? I recently purchased one and would love some tips on how to care for it. Thanks!
Thank you for this. In the spring I will be doing a line of limelights and some Incrediballs that will be going well over 100 ft and this helped me think of how to manage that a bit better
Thanks for simplifying hydrangea trimming. Wondering about wisteria. Anything you wanted to share would be helpful. I want to grow wisteria in a South facing full sun space in my yard and have it vine over a structure. Not sure if I should get, Japanese, Chinese or American.
Lovely Hydrangea plants there. I've grown cuttings for Hydrangea, Hebe, Buddleia, Spirea & Lavender. Most of these are on my channel header and I made a new Hebe video which shows these cuttings on their journey into big shrubs/plants. Happy Growing :)
Such a dreamy & magical garden....love Jack’s landscape design & style! Also, the growing zone is very similar to my garden zone so hydrangeas are very desirable. Tuff stuff macrophylla flowered so beautifully on the island....Amazing....🙏❤️🇨🇦
Thanks for the information Jack. Although I live in the Deep South, I will wait until early Spring to cut my hydrangeas back. Beautiful area of the United States you live in.😊🇱🇷
Thanks Jack for a great video. I’m never sure how to prune my hydrangeas. This helped. Could you please do a video on fall clean up. I live in New Baltimore Mi and would love to see how you and your team put gardens to bed for the winter.
Oakleaf don’t do very well for zone 5 gardens as they bloom on old wood....I believe most of them do. In zone 5, unless you protect them from late frost, they don’t bloom very well. Also, these gardens are so grand that going around protecting the large number of oakleaf hydrangeas would not be practical. That’s my guess as to why Jack doesn’t use them as much.
Jack- thanks for the thorough "need to know" on hydrangeas. I have several panicle hydrangeas I'd like to plant in and area that unfortunately, the past couple years, has "flooded" or held water for a few days after a serious heavy several-days rain. Do you think they'd tolerate a few days of their feet in standing water each spring, if this is to be the new normal!?
Took out some plants iin the middle of summer at a friends house. Cut the back and water them every day. The are doing very well. Little scary... and now I'm hoping they will shine next summer
Oak leaf hydrangea you plant and do nothing bc blooms on old wood. Then on the panicle I agree on the hard cut back unless your trying to get some size on them, like my little limes are only 2 years old so all I've done is cut the flowers off in the spring and that's it, they started as only one gallon so they were small.
One more comment on my hydrangea that never blooms any more. I have actually spent the last 2 years not trimming it at all in case it only blooms on old wood. But I really don't think that is the issue, because the wife trims everything in the late fall until I remind her continually to leave it (hydrangea, coneflower and beebalm) for winter interest and/or seeds for the birds.
I have trouble with my oaklleaf hydrangea...few blooms...but most disappointing is that o get little to no fall color. I don’t prune it, it’s in a part sun situation. Proven winner gatsby gal or gatsby moon variety. Plant is in its 3rd season
Hi jack. Love your videos and passion for beauty! So my question is, if you cut shorter than last years cuttings wouldn’t you eventually cut it to the ground??
Absolutely beautiful gardens, thank you.....this may seem like a silly question........with the limelight hydrangea , if you keep cutting below last years cuts when cutting back in spring, over the years won't you eventually end up cutting too low? Also how far apart would you suggest planting limelight to form a beautiful full hedge? Thank you in advance! I just happened cross your video. Looking forward to watching more!
I'm a little confused about the panicle hydrangeas. You said to cut back just below last year's cuts. I just planted mine this spring. The deer have already trimmed them pretty well, and they weren't huge to begin with. Should I let mine grow for a year or two before trimming? If I trim back more each year, I'll be to the ground in just a few years.
Michigan Rocks I am not clear either. He showed a branch close up, would be nice to show where exactly he will cut it in spring- remove this year's two side branches, cut right under them????? I always though you cut leaving two buds on the last year growth.
@@ip4265 you would use "last year's cuts" as a guide and cut the younger stems (the new stems that grow during spring/Summer ie.this year's stems) to about the same height as "last year's cuts"...Of course if you've only just got the plant and it hasn't yet been pruned(as in a baby shrub), then you would use your first year with it as a guide going forward once it has grown and you've pruned it. Hope that helps🌿
Thanks for your videos,really enjoy. However confused, maybe I misunderstood you said oakleaf hyd part of paniculata and cut back to below last year's cut, in spring? Don't oakleaf bloom on last year's wood?
what about cutting off just the blooms that r done blooming and look nasty. can u do that if u cut right away? i have some new ones that im treating with aluminum so they r blue but when the flowers turn a nasty brownish can i cut just the heads off?>
Thank you so much, this is an AWEsome video. My question would be: I planted Lime lights, a few quick fires and 2 Annabells last summer. I left them over winter, it will be their first time being cut back. I guess I'm just nervous cutting them for the first time.. Do I leave them for this year so I can see if they get many flowers and cut them next spring, or do I cut them now..they had flowers on them from the garden center but none of them grew much. Thanks so much :)
All of those bloom on NEW wood, so have no fear, you won't be cutting any buds off! I cut mine when it just starts to show new growth, that way I can tell which branches are dead and cut those out first. I like to cut about 1/3 the total height off mine, which is different than what he did here, but the way a lot of gardeners do it. I just like the way it looks better with the thicker, woody branches in the lower 1/3 of the plant. It just makes it look more like a multi-trunked bush than the straight, up and down stems with blooms on top. Believe me, I get TONS of blooms and no splaying. I think it actually makes the stems stronger with that woody base. Oh, and you can cut out any spindly little stems, too, that allows the plant to put energy into stronger stem formation on the rest of the plant. It's your choice, so make it look like you want! These plants are SO forgiving... if you don't like how they turn out this year, you can do it different next year... they won't mind at all! 😊 You got this!
I have observed that my 3 year old oak leaf hasn’t really produced flowers. Its about 4 ft x 4 ft; it hasn’t been trimmed, I fertilize and water; should I trim it to stimulate flower growth?
I’m Nebraska zone 5. Tips on getting my endless summer macrophylla to bloom? Gets espoma fertilizer in the spring and fall. I have them in dappled shade. Water daily but no prolific blooms. Maybe one or 2 at the base of the plant. Help? Love your channel! 💐
Thanks! It could be a few things~~ They bloom more with a bit more sun, but your most likely issue is some kind of deer browsing, or a bit of frost nip, or trimming done to the plant. Since those bloom on all new wood, and are older genetics that don’t have the mountain hydrangea cross built into them, they won’t bloom well with any loss of previous years’ bud development... I would either do some trimming of branches for more light, or swap them for “Tough Stuff” which are really a much better plant!
Hi Jack, I am so happy that I found your videos- so inspiring! I have a question about a panicle hydrangea that I have had for a couple years. It usually produces a lot of buds, but then those buds, with the exception of a couple, don't bloom. I didn't know I was supposed to be pruning them back, so maybe that is the problem? Or could it be something else? Thanks so much!
I live in Southeast Missouri. I have an old variety and cannot get looks. I might get one or two. I have fed with everything. I have not fed. Not sure what is going on. I have trimmed and I have not trimmed. Just get pretty leaves.
Hi Jack, I have what I think is a pink endless summer hydrangea. The first 2 years it had nice softball size blossoms. Now it has been about 3 years of just a nice green healthy plant and no flowers at all. What could be the problem? Root bound? Should I thin it out? Or perhaps the decorative stone is choking it out? Or is it the NorthEast sun exposure which is only morning until maybe 11 am. I am in Detroit Metro area. I am getting to the point where I am about ready to transplant it out in a full sun garden. Is there a fertilizer I should try? As I had mentioned, the plants leave are lush and green, so the plant itself is very healthy. Thanks for your help and I will be looking for you on the island again this year. Be safe and stay healthy! Bob
Hello Bob- It seems it could be one of two things- Location and genetics- Some of those older endless summer varieties are not nearly as versatile as newer hybrids… but, with that being said, more sunlight is likely the culprit with yours, especially if the foliage is full and healthy in the shade…
@@JackBarnwellDesign Thanks for your help Jack. Love your CZcams Channel. I think I will be doing a little binge watching for the next though hours. LOL I get as excited as you when it comes to landscaping. Mixing colors and textures throughout my gardens. What is most exciting is when people are out walking and just stop to take it all in. I had a guy walk over the berm and start taking pictures. That really makes it all worth while to see others enjoying it as much as I do. Keep up the great journey and thanks for bringing us along!!
Hey Jack I have a problem with the book I bought, tried to contact you but want to know what to do. Please let me know! Love this video, have lots of hydrangea; all Paniculata's.
Yes! All will take a good range of sun, but all will flower more in more sun. The arboreacens are the least “full sun” tolerant, as they prefer some dappled light or afternoon shade.
Could I get more explanation on pruning oak leaf hydrangea? From your info it sounds like I should trim it back hard in the spring but everything else I've read about it said you shouldn't because it only blooms on old wood. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!
Newer oak leaf varieties can be trimmed back in spring like a panicle. Older varieties that bloom on only old wood need to be pruned back just after they flower, to shape and maintain size, and then they can develop new growth and bud set for the future.
When Jack aggressively cut down the flowers, my heart bled. 🙊🙊
Pruning hydrangea hard during spring is the secret behind those beautiful and larger blooms. I always prune hard
YEAH!!!! So glad that Laura introduced you to me...............She is most excellent and so are you! Get so much information from you and I watch Laura every day...multi times................I start with Prayer, Coffee and Laura....& now you. Love ya. Yr new friend from NC!
Same here!
Wow! By far the best explanation on the web of the various hydrangia types. Here in Vermont (New England) we see Roger Cook of This Old House having a homeowner pulling her healthy Nikko blue hydrangias because they do not bloom even thought the plants are very healthy. They don't bloom because the cold temperatures kill the flower buds of the preceding season. However, I believe that if you can insulate those buds to prevent the freeze/thaw cycle during the winter, that they have a chance. Many of the big box stores (Lowes especially) market the big leaf hydrangias as viable to -20 degrees. But they don't tell you that they won't flower. I am trying to beat the odds this year by insulating all my big leaf hydrangias with leaf mulch, understanding that it's not the absolute cold, but its the freezing and warming that is what's disrupting the plants cellular structure. Than you so much. Craig
Hi Craig, I am just seeing this comment now. Very interesting. My Anna Bell Hydrangea do get every year out in the open. I cut them down every Spring and they are fine. However, I have some endless summer hydrangea facing NorthEast corner of the house which get buds, but even if I don't cut them down in the Spring, never flower. The plants are very green and lushest but no flowers. So perhaps I should wrap them in burlap for the winter? Should I dump some oak leaves on top of them first to insulate them and then burlap them?
Well Robert, I have tried to get my endless summer and Nikko blue hydrangeas to flower by creating chicken wire cages filled to the top with leaves for overwintering. So far no luck. The plants are very healthy but don't produce flower buds. I saw on another Jack Barnwell video done in Mackinac island referring to the Endless Summer big leaf hydrangeas as "Endless Bummer" So even the experts have problems. I have no problems with Anaball and Limelight. Fortunately there are multiple varieties/sizes of limelight that are very successful. I also love Wiegela and its multiple varieties. Kind Regards, Craig@@robertanderson2223
Thanks for showing the exact location of the cuts for the plants, as I just happened to plant the Incrediball Annabelle and little quick fire hydrangea this year. I held my head in my hands when Jack cut the flowers and threw them down to the ground , but of course recognizing that there are plenty to go around on this beautiful property to make another bouquet. LOL 😂 I would love a tour of this property in the summer . Pruning for other bushes would be helpful such as summer wine nine bark , lemon lace elderberry, miss molly butterfly bush and pugster amethyst .
Thanks for your tips on hydrangea care and trimming in the spring. I am in southeast Michigan and have one year of growing hydrangeas in my garden. They all survived their first Michigan winter and my first pruning. 😊 The Bobo, Oakleaf, and Vanilla Strawberry hydrangeas have been a beautiful addition to my landscape surrounding my pink brick house. The shrubs were dazzling this summer. We could not have been more pleased with their robust blooms. The blooms are now a gorgeous deep red on the Vanilla Strawberry and a russet gold on the Bobos. The Oakleaf Hydrangea has gorgeous deep crimson foliage and panicles. The autumn show is very pretty, too. The white and pink blooms have been a breathe of fresh design to my 1960s house. Thank you for your videos. You make Michigan an even more beautiful place to live and garden.
Thank you so much!! You explained it better than any video I’ve seen! This has been a big help.
Thanks for the tips. I would also appreciate learning more about optimal fertilizer timing and food for each of the three hydrangea types.
Beautiful home! I can’t wait for a garden tour!
Thank you for showing exactly where you make your cuts! Love y'alls videos!
As I expand my northern garden to having more hydrangeas this video was really helpful. Thanks
Thanks Jack That’s Huge info for me.
I just planted about 16 tough stuff,tiny tough stuff and quick fire Hydrangeas.
I think I cut back my older Endless summer ones to much this spring and had zero flower but will
be more selective next spring.We just went to the Island in Aug and in October.
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Thank you for this video on the basics of the three Hydrangeas - it's a keeper. And I'm so happy to keep this as I fell in love with the Annabelles tucked in behind the Boxwood border in a previous video. Now I can revisit this piece of amazing garden design.
Love the gardens up north as I am originally from the north. I’m in Tampa now 9b so I look forward to growing tips in Florida.
Thank you for the inspiration to pot up an aqua pot! I am very proud of my container garden and it is doing awesome. It is a Jack Barnwell inspired design.
Thanks so much for the Hydrangea lesson. I'm new to gardening and have been so inspired watching your videos. And also big thanks for the added treat over on the Garden Answer channel.
Oh my goodness, my hydrangeas is already getting ready for the winter, yours still beautiful.
Saw the house on Laura's channel....OMG! It is so wonderful to see a yard so compatible with the home. That house and garden is this grandma's dream!!! I have 6 kids and 14 grandchildren. That would be a very special place for kids to play. I could see my grandkids playing all over that yard. Very inspiring! I was blown away...So pretty. Jack you are a true artist in the garden. God bless you and your God given talents.
Jack Barnwell, your wife is the luckiest woman in the universe. I’ve never seen a man with so many talents as you have. I would give anything to have one just like you. Love all your work and especially the flowers you put in the landscapes. What do you not do.
I'm loving these videos Jack. More postings like this please.
A man with a magic touch WHAT A BEAUTY!!
The rock gardens you build (as seen on your other videos) are beautiful.
Very helpful! Thank you!
Beautiful grounds!
One of my favorites!
Omg! Gorgeous! And a very helpful video. 💮🌿🍁
Beautiful. Thank you.
Your relationship with gardening, and the beautiful plantings, is a love affair. I saw you give that hydrangea a hug. Now, I talk to my plants all the time, and perhaps, I will hug my hydrangea if it decides to bloom next summer. Thanks for a great video.
Love it all thank you for sharing enjoy it all
Great tips, thanks!
Beautiful!
Jack, this video was amazing. Like you, hydrangeas are my favourite plant at this time. I wish I could hire you to help me design my 4 acre property. Take care and I look forward watching your other videos.
Very good clear explanation about hydrangeas. Love it.
Very useful. Thanks Jack!
Your video was presented in the best and clearest instructions. Your love of hydrangeas, and gardening, makes you a splendid teacher as well. Thank you
Great video! Thanks, Jack!
Jack very very helpful. Thank you.
I’m Said from east Africa Tanzania You guy you make me watching every single day and deference work you have. Done I like as you explain
Jack, could you also show us how you trim up your Grandma's climbing hydrangea to keep it contained? I recently purchased one and would love some tips on how to care for it. Thanks!
Cool! Thanks Jack! Very helpful
Great information...thanks!
Thank you for this. In the spring I will be doing a line of limelights and some Incrediballs that will be going well over 100 ft and this helped me think of how to manage that a bit better
Spring time would be nice to review again. But great help for fall.
Good information. Thank you
Thanks for the info👍🏼👏🏼🙏
Definitely Florida since that is where I live....far north of Naples on Amelia’s island 🏝, it’s beautiful 🤩...great video
Hi Neighbor- I live in Yulee. This is just west of the island. Yes Jack, we would like tips on growing hydrangeas in a North Florida climate.
New subscriber from Garden Answer! Loved the cottage tour! Is there a tour of your cottage? Would love to see it!
Excellent information and thank you for making it so easy to understand. I completely feel confident now after hearing your explanations.
Thank you! We tried to break it down into the basics so people aren’t intimidated by all the “scary” hydrangea stories out there!
Thanks for simplifying hydrangea trimming. Wondering about wisteria. Anything you wanted to share would be helpful. I want to grow wisteria in a South facing full sun space in my yard and have it vine over a structure. Not sure if I should get, Japanese, Chinese or American.
Lovely Hydrangea plants there. I've grown cuttings for Hydrangea, Hebe, Buddleia, Spirea & Lavender. Most of these are on my channel header and I made a new Hebe video which shows these cuttings on their journey into big shrubs/plants. Happy Growing :)
Sure would like to see some of those clippings saved for indoor arrangements or dried bouquets!
Thank you very much.
Such a dreamy & magical garden....love Jack’s landscape design & style! Also, the growing zone is very similar to my garden zone so hydrangeas are very desirable. Tuff stuff macrophylla flowered so beautifully on the island....Amazing....🙏❤️🇨🇦
I’m in Houston and have always shied away from hydrangeas. Thanks this helps give me some confidence! Love your channel!
Thanks!
Jack you have so many Hydrangeas
And I love them all.
Southern Thanngggg lol loves it!!!
Thanks for the information Jack. Although I live in the Deep South, I will wait until early Spring to cut my hydrangeas back. Beautiful area of the United States you live in.😊🇱🇷
Good Gardener, I love your explanation
From old Gardener
Grandma Rebecca
Many thanks. Learned a lot. I have hydrangea paniculata vines...not sure when or how to trim these. They are growing like weeds...I am in zone 5.
Thanks Jack for a great video. I’m never sure how to prune my hydrangeas. This helped.
Could you please do a video on fall clean up. I live in New Baltimore Mi and would love to see how you and your team put gardens to bed for the winter.
Yep- one coming real soon~
Lovely video... Maybe some other time we could see oakleaf hydrangea... Thanks!!!
Oakleaf don’t do very well for zone 5 gardens as they bloom on old wood....I believe most of them do. In zone 5, unless you protect them from late frost, they don’t bloom very well. Also, these gardens are so grand that going around protecting the large number of oakleaf hydrangeas would not be practical. That’s my guess as to why Jack doesn’t use them as much.
My wedding flowers 🥰
you leave the dead leaves for the insects. they use it as shelter. there is currently a mass reduction of bugs worldwide..
I definitely need some of those quick fire hydrangeas!
They are so versatile
❤️ the hydrangea 🚂
Jack- thanks for the thorough "need to know" on hydrangeas. I have several panicle hydrangeas I'd like to plant in and area that unfortunately, the past couple years, has "flooded" or held water for a few days after a serious heavy several-days rain. Do you think they'd tolerate a few days of their feet in standing water each spring, if this is to be the new normal!?
Yeayy about Hydrangea
Loved this breakdown. Where can we find your southern garden videos? I am from Florida and would love to see more of those.
Some on here~ but also on our instagram-
@jackbarnwelldesign
what do you do with climbing hydrangeas?
When do we cut back oak leaf hydrangeas in northwest fl? Thanks
Took out some plants iin the middle of summer at a friends house. Cut the back and water them every day. The are doing very well. Little scary... and now I'm hoping they will shine next summer
Oak leaf hydrangea you plant and do nothing bc blooms on old wood. Then on the panicle I agree on the hard cut back unless your trying to get some size on them, like my little limes are only 2 years old so all I've done is cut the flowers off in the spring and that's it, they started as only one gallon so they were small.
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One more comment on my hydrangea that never blooms any more. I have actually spent the last 2 years not trimming it at all in case it only blooms on old wood. But I really don't think that is the issue, because the wife trims everything in the late fall until I remind her continually to leave it (hydrangea, coneflower and beebalm) for winter interest and/or seeds for the birds.
I have trouble with my oaklleaf hydrangea...few blooms...but most disappointing is that o get little to no fall color. I don’t prune it, it’s in a part sun situation. Proven winner gatsby gal or gatsby moon variety. Plant is in its 3rd season
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Hi jack. Love your videos and passion for beauty! So my question is, if you cut shorter than last years cuttings wouldn’t you eventually cut it to the ground??
No- because the “base” below keeps growing too~
what do you use for sooty mold on hydrangas
Absolutely beautiful gardens, thank you.....this may seem like a silly question........with the limelight hydrangea , if you keep cutting below last years cuts when cutting back in spring, over the years won't you eventually end up cutting too low?
Also how far apart would you suggest planting limelight to form a beautiful full hedge?
Thank you in advance! I just happened cross your video. Looking forward to watching more!
The plant will keep growing, so it will develop a stout trunk~
I’d say- about a 5’ spacing for a nice hedge-
Cheers!
How do you tell which type of hydrangea they are? Please explain how to determine!
I love that hat
I'm a little confused about the panicle hydrangeas. You said to cut back just below last year's cuts. I just planted mine this spring. The deer have already trimmed them pretty well, and they weren't huge to begin with. Should I let mine grow for a year or two before trimming? If I trim back more each year, I'll be to the ground in just a few years.
Michigan Rocks I am not clear either. He showed a branch close up, would be nice to show where exactly he will cut it in spring- remove this year's two side branches, cut right under them????? I always though you cut leaving two buds on the last year growth.
@@ip4265 you would use "last year's cuts" as a guide and cut the younger stems (the new stems that grow during spring/Summer ie.this year's stems) to about the same height as "last year's cuts"...Of course if you've only just got the plant and it hasn't yet been pruned(as in a baby shrub), then you would use your first year with it as a guide going forward once it has grown and you've pruned it. Hope that helps🌿
Thanks for your videos,really enjoy. However confused, maybe I misunderstood you said oakleaf hyd part of paniculata and cut back to below last year's cut, in spring? Don't oakleaf bloom on last year's wood?
what about cutting off just the blooms that r done blooming and look nasty. can u do that if u cut right away? i have some new ones that im treating with aluminum so they r blue but when the flowers turn a nasty brownish can i cut just the heads off?>
Thank you so much, this is an AWEsome video. My question would be: I planted Lime lights, a few quick fires and 2 Annabells last summer. I left them over winter, it will be their first time being cut back. I guess I'm just nervous cutting them for the first time.. Do I leave them for this year so I can see if they get many flowers and cut them next spring, or do I cut them now..they had flowers on them from the garden center but none of them grew much. Thanks so much :)
All of those bloom on NEW wood, so have no fear, you won't be cutting any buds off! I cut mine when it just starts to show new growth, that way I can tell which branches are dead and cut those out first. I like to cut about 1/3 the total height off mine, which is different than what he did here, but the way a lot of gardeners do it. I just like the way it looks better with the thicker, woody branches in the lower 1/3 of the plant. It just makes it look more like a multi-trunked bush than the straight, up and down stems with blooms on top. Believe me, I get TONS of blooms and no splaying. I think it actually makes the stems stronger with that woody base. Oh, and you can cut out any spindly little stems, too, that allows the plant to put energy into stronger stem formation on the rest of the plant.
It's your choice, so make it look like you want! These plants are SO forgiving... if you don't like how they turn out this year, you can do it different next year... they won't mind at all! 😊 You got this!
I have observed that my 3 year old oak leaf hasn’t really produced flowers. Its about 4 ft x 4 ft; it hasn’t been trimmed, I fertilize and water; should I trim it to stimulate flower growth?
I’m Nebraska zone 5. Tips on getting my endless summer macrophylla to bloom? Gets espoma fertilizer in the spring and fall. I have them in dappled shade. Water daily but no prolific blooms. Maybe one or 2 at the base of the plant. Help? Love your channel! 💐
Thanks!
It could be a few things~~ They bloom more with a bit more sun, but your most likely issue is some kind of deer browsing, or a bit of frost nip, or trimming done to the plant. Since those bloom on all new wood, and are older genetics that don’t have the mountain hydrangea cross built into them, they won’t bloom well with any loss of previous years’ bud development...
I would either do some trimming of branches for more light, or swap them for “Tough Stuff” which are really a much better plant!
Thank you for the clear instructions. Question, how closely did you plant the Quick Fire hydrangea hedge?
About 5’ spacing
I thought Tuff Stuff were hydrangea serrata (mountain hydrangea)? I guess it doesn’t matter as you’d prune them the same way as macrophylla 🤷🏻♂️
Tuff Stuff more reliable bloomer in colder zones.
My goodness! You sure are rough with them. I thought maybe you were going to start wrestling one 😊
can all these hydrangea take full sun all day in Fort Myers area?
No- these would not survive in ft Myers
Paniculata s are hardy to zone 3 Saskatchewan but oakleaf are only hardy to zone 5 maybe higher.
Hi Jack,
I am so happy that I found your videos- so inspiring! I have a question about a panicle hydrangea that I have had for a couple years. It usually produces a lot of buds, but then those buds, with the exception of a couple, don't bloom. I didn't know I was supposed to be pruning them back, so maybe that is the problem? Or could it be something else? Thanks so much!
They will bloom a lot more with a good cut back in late fall or real early spring- ~ take care !
Thanks!
I live in Southeast Missouri. I have an old variety and cannot get looks. I might get one or two. I have fed with everything. I have not fed. Not sure what is going on. I have trimmed and I have not trimmed. Just get pretty leaves.
Hi Jack, I have what I think is a pink endless summer hydrangea. The first 2 years it had nice softball size blossoms. Now it has been about 3 years of just a nice green healthy plant and no flowers at all. What could be the problem? Root bound? Should I thin it out? Or perhaps the decorative stone is choking it out? Or is it the NorthEast sun exposure which is only morning until maybe 11 am. I am in Detroit Metro area. I am getting to the point where I am about ready to transplant it out in a full sun garden. Is there a fertilizer I should try? As I had mentioned, the plants leave are lush and green, so the plant itself is very healthy. Thanks for your help and I will be looking for you on the island again this year. Be safe and stay healthy! Bob
Hello Bob-
It seems it could be one of two things-
Location and genetics-
Some of those older endless summer varieties are not nearly as versatile as newer hybrids… but, with that being said, more sunlight is likely the culprit with yours, especially if the foliage is full and healthy in the shade…
@@JackBarnwellDesign Thanks for your help Jack. Love your CZcams Channel. I think I will be doing a little binge watching for the next though hours. LOL I get as excited as you when it comes to landscaping. Mixing colors and textures throughout my gardens. What is most exciting is when people are out walking and just stop to take it all in. I had a guy walk over the berm and start taking pictures. That really makes it all worth while to see others enjoying it as much as I do. Keep up the great journey and thanks for bringing us along!!
I have a oakleaf, that never blooms it is several yrs old. Could it just be deer damage? It is protected from full sun
Hey Jack I have a problem with the book I bought, tried to contact you but want to know what to do. Please let me know! Love this video, have lots of hydrangea; all Paniculata's.
Hi Lin! Can you please email rachel@c3gardens.com! We’ll get you taken care of!!
Loved the video. Wanna be friends
Can you fill us in ,on the light requirements for those types of hydrangeas ? Thanks!!
Yes! All will take a good range of sun, but all will flower more in more sun. The arboreacens are the least “full sun” tolerant, as they prefer some dappled light or afternoon shade.
Could I get more explanation on pruning oak leaf hydrangea? From your info it sounds like I should trim it back hard in the spring but everything else I've read about it said you shouldn't because it only blooms on old wood. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!
Newer oak leaf varieties can be trimmed back in spring like a panicle. Older varieties that bloom on only old wood need to be pruned back just after they flower, to shape and maintain size, and then they can develop new growth and bud set for the future.
@@JackBarnwellDesign thank you so much for the reply. I may still have my plant tag so I can try to see what variety it is that I planted.