Summary
For old-wood varieties (like bigleaf and oak-leaf), prune right after flowering: deadhead faded blooms, remove dead or rubbing branches, and cut back about one-third of the oldest stems. New-wood types (such as smooth and panicle hydrangeas) should be cut in early spring, trimming shoots by a third to half; or, for a more dramatic reshape, cut the shrub back to about a foot high, then remove weaker shoots. Bob Vila stresses that pruning is optional—if you’re unsure what type you have, do nothing rather than risk damaging future blooms.
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