How Do You Trim Standard Hydrangea And Rose Shrub Trees?
There is nothing more beautiful than roses and hydrangeas blooming. They provide a colorful splash to an otherwise drab yard and the scent of their flowers fills the air. They provide bees with pollen to make honey. When the season ends, pruning is one of the things you should do to keep them beautiful and healthy. Pruning can sometimes seem like a drastic measure. Cutting back parts of the plant may make it look smaller, but in the spring, when the hydrangeas and roses begin to bud, they will grow and fill in. Look over your hydrangea and rose bushes to find any dead, broken, diseased or problem limbs. Begin pruning from the base of the plant. Remove all the old flower heads. Cut back to the first pair of healthy buds. Prune away the dead, diseased or broken limbs. Remove them back to the parent stem or at ground level. Cut them back until the inside of the cane is white. Make each cut a clean one. Do not make it ragged or tear the bark. Prune the young canes by one third. When you cu
