Dried hydrangea blooms can be enjoyed all winter long. When drying, start with cut blooms that include some of the old, woody stem. Here are three methods: • Vase drying: Immediately after cutting, ...

Answer: Hydrangea flowers can be dried and used for indoor arrangements and decorating. It is best to cut them when they are mature, or aged, on the shrub because fresh blooms tend to wilt and turn ...

Interested in using some of your hydrangea blooms as dried flowers? On this week’s You Bet Your Garden, a listener reveals how to successfully preserve the many types of these fabulous flowers. Plus ...

SEQUIM — Ropes of drying hydrangeas accompany the turning leaves and chilling weather as sure signs of fall for Su Howat. Howat, a longtime resident of Sequim, has 65 bushes of hydrangeas, having ...

To ensure your hydrangeas put on a show next summer, they need some attention in the fall. Learn what to do and not to do ...

It is not necessary to prune back your hydrangeas once the flowers die, but it also won’t hurt. Blooms may be left on the bush to dry naturally, creating visual interest into autumn and winter. If ...

Harvesting hydrangea blooms and cutting back perennials is the exception to the rule when it comes to no fall pruning. Drew Perine Tacoma If you’ve seen photos of my garden on Facebook and Instagram, ...