Spring Awakening from Hydrangeas Plus®

Sale On Hydrangeas Named After Ladies – 10% Off

This coupon is valid now until March 31st, 2025 or until the coupon is used 100 times.

Use this link https://hydrangeasplus.com/discount/LADIES10 to activate

or use coupon LADIES10 at checkout for a 10% discount.

This includes 49 of our products and includes those with Lady, Dutchess, Princess, Girl, Gal, Miss and Madame. Including (but not limited to) Annabelle, Chiri San Sue, Decumaria Barbara Ann, Kaitlyn, Gerda, Gertrude, Mathilda, Marissa, Sadie Ray, Sabrina, Penny Mac, Pia and Carol. This includes some of the best heirloom varieties that we offer.

Spring Awakening: How to Prep Your Hydrangeas for a Stunning Bloom

In this newsletter, we’ll talk about steps to prepare yourself for beautiful blooms this spring and summer, specifically PRUNING! It is the most common question we receive and there is so much confusion surrounds hydrangeas and when to prune. Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have a question.

Pruning Tips: When and How to Prune Different Hydrangea Varieties

Proper pruning is key to keeping hydrangeas healthy and ensuring beautiful blooms. However, the timing and technique depend on the variety. Here’s a link to our website and a quick guide:

1. Aspera, Bigleaf, Serrata Hydrangeas and close relatives (Hydrangea Aspera/macrophylla/serrata) – Mophead & Lacecap

When to Prune: Late summer to early fall (right after blooming).
Avoid: Pruning in early spring or late fall.
How: Remove around one dozen of the oldest stems and trim spent flowers, but avoid cutting back too much—next year’s buds are already forming. We recommend cutting about 20% (ish) of the plant down to a healthy leaf node.

2. Panicle Hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) – Limelight, Vanilla Strawberry, etc.

When to Prune: Late winter to early spring
How: These bloom on new wood, so cut up to one-third of the plant to maintain shape and encourage stronger stems.

3. Smooth Hydrangeas (Hydrangea arborescens) – Annabelle, Incrediball, etc.

When to Prune: Fall, late winter to early spring
How: Blooms on new wood, so cut back hard (about 12 inches from the ground) to encourage blooms and stronger stems

4. Oakleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea quercifolia)

When to Prune: Immediately after flowering in summer.
Avoid: Heavy pruning in spring, as they bloom on old wood.
How: Lightly shape the plant and remove dead or weak stems.

5. Climbing Hydrangeas (Hydrangea petiolaris, Decumaria, Schizophragma)

When to Prune: Summer to fall, after flowering.
How: Trim to control size and shape, removing only dead or unruly vines and faded blooms.

Spring is a great time to fertilize your hydrangeas. We like to use a balanced, time-released fertilizer that will feed the hydrangea for a few months. Spring is also the time to apply aluminum sulfate or lime to lower/raise the pH of the soil to get the colors you want on the pH sensitive cultivars. Here is a link to our website that talks about fertilizing and color changes.

Our amendment coupon is valid today until March 31st, 2025 or until the coupon is used 100 times.

Use the coupon code BLOOM15 on our fertilizer, aluminum sulfate and garden lime. Or, better yet, use the coupon for our Amendment Bundle - choose three of our amendments (shipping included). Click here to see the bundle, our most popular amendment product.

Please limit each order to 8 fertilizer/aluminum or 4 garden lime.

We Are Shipping!

The cold and snow are gone here and the plants are beginning to wake up. Now is a great time to start planning your hydrangea gardens for spring 2025! Please reach out if you have any questions. We can ship now or later in the spring. There is a note section in the shopping cart stage of checkout for shipping requests or we will take our best guess and confirm your order via email from [email protected].