Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth Hydrangea, e.g. ‘Annabelle’) – 'Prune back to about 30cm from the ground for bigger blooms in summer, making each cut just above a pair of healthy buds,' says ...

Naturally, prune out dead stems. What type of hydrangeas produce flowers on new wood? Hydrangea arborescens, Smooth Hydrangea such as Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle,’ Hydrangea paniculata ...

Putting in the hard yards now with your hydrangeas will pay dividends in summer with bigger flowers promised for your garden.

Many of you will recognize it as ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea, an old-fashioned garden ... The best part about this plant is that pruning is not complicated at all. Everyone can succeed in pruning ...

Hydrangeas suffer from something ... smaller leaves than its blowsier cousins. Pruning: As for mopheads and lacecaps. H. arborescens: The cultivar 'Annabelle' has won many a garden designer's ...