Hydrangeas: Pruning a newly transplanted hydrangea?, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
I moved into a house with a yard containing a very large hydrangea macrophylla that the previous owner relocated to a location near a neighbor's chain link fence because it never bloomed. I don't know whether it was our mild winter, or the fact that I watered, composted and fertilized it, but it bloomed for the first time.

Its backdrop was garbage cans and an old tire. So I just moved it to a new location, planted it with compost, supertriple phosphate and gave it a bit of ironite, and of course some water. I thought immediately of Luis because his response to someone else convinced me that this hydrangea could be moved.

My question - should I remove the spent flowers? There is quite a bit of new growth coming up from the base.

Location before (pic 1)

Location after (pic 2) - apologies - it's a bit blurry. Sweet autumn clematis in the background.Much nicer!

Thank you all for any guidance.

Donna

Edited for several flaws and to increase comprehension. Donna! Spell check!

This message was edited Sep 28, 2012 6:47 AM