How To Take Care Hydrangea In Winter. Follow these steps to prune hydrangeas correctly. Along with pruning dead stems and blooms youll want to protect your hydrangeas during the winter.
I planted two blue hydrangeas in pots. Hydrangeas as you are probably well aware are a great patio container plant. Follow these steps to prune hydrangeas correctly.
Add an extra layer of mulch leaves or pine straw up to 6 to 8 inches high to provide tender buds protection from drastic temperature changes cold nights and high winter winds McEnaney says.
If not you may want to move the plants to a nursery pot. Bring the entire container into your garage or basement for the winter months and follow the same steps as garden-planted hydrangeas. When you bring your hydrangea home its best to transfer it to a pot thats several inches larger than the previous one. They are quite large and doing well.