Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Bloomin in June pt2, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
sissy--

Are you talking about the Endless Summer Hydrangea?

I have one--and, while I do not cut off the blooms right after they are done--
I will cut the whole bush back to some healthy leaf-buds in early spring.
It does not seem to affect it's blooming the following year.
Now--the Mopheads are different...

I have to cut it back--as it sits in a corner of a bed where, if I did not cut it back,
I would not be able to get to my patio.
Sometimes after it has bloomed, and sends out all the new shoots, i will cut those back a bit
and root them. Just stick them in a pot and leave them in the shade of the bush.

Look! This was cut back pretty severely in early spring....It is still blooming away.
You can also see how narrow the walkway is there.
Then--the August Lilies (on the left) hang all over it too--like a wilderness--i tell you.

Gita