My husband and I took down the fence in early spring and installed a 12 by 12 foot pergola. We draped the vines, we had removed from the fence, like a bridal veil over the side of the pergola where the fence had been.
This year the vines made it all the way across the pergola and produced a bumper crop of concord grapes with seeds. I had to prune through out Sept. Friends came and picked many buckets of grapes for jelly and wine making.
The birds are having a field day with the remaining grapes. My inclination is to prune drastically back to the old fence side. Should I remove all the old vines woven through the pergola top? Should I take it back to the vertical base or just to the old fence side of the pergola? Next week looks to be a warm one and I would like to do the pruning. Do I brush off or cut off the flowers that have died?
You do not have to brush or cut off Rhododendron flowers unless you want them off. If you cut the plants in front of your windows down by a third, do it in the spring. However, they will look butchered for two years or more, and may or may not grow back attractively — and of course by the time they look good again they will also be too large. Rhodys transplant pretty well if you have a place where they can grow elsewhere in your yard. If a cane is bare from late-spring on you can cut if off.
But never cut these canes back in the fall unless you know that the stem has had now growth on it all summer. You must be logged in to post a comment.
Facebook Pinterest Youtube Instagram. October 24, CLFornari Uncategorized. Posted in Uncategorized. The flowers appear in late spring and early summer.
While removing the faded blossoms is not necessary, if you want to clean up the plant you can snip the stems just below the dying flowers, above the developing buds on the stem. Do not prune after August 1; the shrub needs time to develop new flower buds on the old wood. Heavy pruning may reduce the number of blossoms produced the following summer.
French hydrangeas are also noted for their ability to produce either blue or pink flowers. To produce blue flowers, plant varieties with naturally pink flowers in an acidic soil, or fertilize with aluminum sulfate or sulfur to maintain a soil pH of 5 to 5. To maintain the pink flowers, plant in an alkaline soil or add lime to the soil to maintain a pH of 6 or more.
It flowers in early summer, approximately mid-June, depending on your location. The bloom time may extend up to two months with masses of globular, 1-foot-wide blossoms.
Smooth hydrangea blossoms appear on new wood; deadhead and prune any time after the flowers fade, or in spring. A native of the southeastern U. It blossoms from May through July, with white flowers that turn pink, depending on the variety, and then brown. It also blooms with fall foliage in shades of red, orange and maroon. The blossoms are produced on the previous year's stems, so if you choose to deadhead, be sure to snip the flower stem just below the blossom without disturbing the developing buds below.
Among the popular varieties are 'Alice,' 'Snowflake' and 'Snow Queen. The climbing hydrangea Hydrangea anomala subsp. Petiolaris blooms between late June and early July. Gail, from Trussville, Alabama, has a beautiful blue hydrangea actually she has several.
The picture on the left, below, shows this hydrangea in early summer, at the height of its glory. As the summer progressed, it became increasingly loose, and the blooms were easily brought down in inclement weather. Gail thought her hydrangea would be much more compact and attractive if it could be pruned. Unfortunately, it was still covered in bloom. If she waited until fall or winter to prune it, the hydrangea probably wouldn't bloom the following year at all.
So, after we'd discussed the situation by email, Gail decided to prune it right then and there, since some of the bloom was starting to fade. The picture on the right was taken the morning Gail finished pruning. When I saw this picture, I gasped. The summer after the pruning, this hydrangea was covered in bloom. But, I have to admit, it took a lot of nerve to pull this off. Removing old blooms on a plant is called "Deadheading.
In June and July you may remove them in any way you would like long stems or short stems. Here are some tips for deadheading:. As long as you cut above the first set of large leaves, the blooms will be fine.
Search Keyword:. Blog Home. Plant Care. Landscaping Tips. Plant Addicts Anonymous. Paniculata Hydrangeas Smooth Hydrangeas Pruning Hydrangea Trees Paniculata hydrangeas are the only hydrangeas that can be pruned into a tree-form. A Pruning Story: Gail, from Trussville, Alabama, has a beautiful blue hydrangea actually she has several.
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