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Hydrangeas grow ‘larger and more beautiful flowers’ if gardeners follow 1 ‘essential’ task (Image: Getty) Hydrangeas are well-behaved plants that need very little maintenance, but annual pruning will help to keep them looking their best. Pruning hydrangeas helps to keep them at a manageable size and gives them a good shape. By stimulating the plant to produce new shoots, pruning also results in a better display of flowers .

According to award-winning designer and BBC 1's Garden Rescue presenter Lee Burkhill , pruning hydrangeas is “essential” to get the most out of them. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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