I have found over the years that folk either love or hate hydrangeas. In my mind, every plant has a place and this one is particularly good in those shady spots in your garden, where a lot of other plants will not grow. However they are not a set and forget plant and a little care will guarantee glorious flowers in the summer.

Pruning hydrangeas can be confusing. When you google, ‘How to prune hydrangeas’, the usual chaos of mixed and conflicting information occurs. The main concern is that pruning incorrectly will lead to your hydrang ......