Hydrangea up close

[NJCher]

7. I think there's a trick to pruning hydrangeas

I have to read up on it. Has something to do with hard wood ??

At any rate, it is going to be tough to prune them because this terrace is 9' high, and then the hydrangea itself is 5' tall or more. I will need a "coach" because I won't be able to "see the forest for the trees."

One thing I did that is kind of cool is that I planted purple clematis at the base of each of these. At a certain point in the summer, the purple clematis, which has covered many of the branches with vine, blooms and that looks pretty spectacular.