✂️ ~ How to Prune Rhododendrons ~ ✂️

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How to Prune Rhododendrons?
In this video i will show you how to size control your rhododendron safely. If you choose to prune your rhododendron do it right after they are done blooming. Look for lateral buds (they will develop new healthy growth). General rule is not to cut more than 1/3 of a plant.
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@dennistaft7868 4 жыл бұрын

About 5 yrs ago a friend bought a house and wanted the Rhododendron from the front porch removed. It was about 10 feet tall. I spent several hours digging it up and tied it to the back of my Blazer to take it home. Several more hours to replant it. With in a few weeks it looked dead. The entire plant died except the root and now it is about 4-5 feet tall and blooms a nice light pink. I'm so glad it survived what I put it through.

@AntLive29 Жыл бұрын

It’s a great feeling!

@pammielehto8937 4 жыл бұрын

We have 19 rhodies on our property and all but three of them are at least 43 years old. My husband and I trim them every other year after they bloom. One year I pruned them severely leaving only three limbs and no leaves. We had new growth within a month. Rhododendrons grow like weeds here in the western part of Pacific Northwest. The years we don’t prune them back, I take time to pinch off the spent flowers. Makes the plants look nice.

@LinJ47 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! My Dad and oldest Brother had a wonderful landscaping business for many years. They have long passed and I can no longer ask them questions on how to best take care of my garden. Your explanation was so clear and encouraging. I have rhodies that were planted by my brother 35 years ago. I pruned them quite a few years ago but haven't done it in a very long time. They now are huge and their trunks are so thick. I don't want to kill them, especially because of their nostaglia value. Your instructions of not pruning back more than 1/3 answered my most important question! Bless you, Yuliya!!!🥰🥰🥰

@jagodaperich-anderson5058 Жыл бұрын

I'm getting ready to prune an overgrown rhody and was happy to find that you had a video about just how to do it. I wouldn't have thought to fertilize it before the next Spring so that was helpful to learn too. Thank you for this guidance.

@tracybrislin 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! explanation, pace of video, close ups, I would watch your videos again and again!

@canningtonclive 25 күн бұрын

I've been working in horticulture for 40+years, including teaching. This is the first time that I have had to hard prune a Rhododendron. I always think it's worth revising activities which are unfamiliar to you, even when one knows the principles. Your video was invaluable - succinct and practical. I feel confident to undertake the task. I always use Felco secateurs though. Thank you. Clive U.K.

@greatgardensforall 24 күн бұрын

I am so glad!!!

@suzetteccc 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Those close up shots are crucial. Thank you!

@Brunneria 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent, informative and well presented video. Thank you!

@janetklein5576 4 жыл бұрын

My Rhodies look like the ones in your video, so I now feel comfortable following your instructions. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this for the "new rhodie owners".

@wendybell9925 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your thorough and clear presentation and explanation. It's very helpful!

@mickeyblue7 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing your expertise. These instructions are just what I needed to see. Thank you once again

@ammorales1524 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Now I am more confident in my plan to prune my rhododdndrons this year.

@carolwilliams2356 3 жыл бұрын

Looking out my window trying to decide how to trim my Rhodendron that has finished blooming when I found your video. Thanks for the recommendations.

@aidaguillen6337 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for shearing information! Very helpful

@wendabartholomai5650 2 ай бұрын

I need to prune an old rhododendron and your video was very helpful!

@jennyboivin6184 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation! I need to do it as soon as it’s finished.

@debbarton4389 2 жыл бұрын

After warching this video inwhich you explained and demonstrated pruning techniques beautifully, I was finally confident enough to tackle my rhodie!!! I was concerned that where I had planted it, it would quickly outgrow the space. But thanks to you, I now know how to keep it just right! Wonderful video! Thanks so much for your expertise!

@joycestewart4893 4 жыл бұрын

Your explanation is very easy to understand. Thanks!

@denisecarvill4705 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your advice. I’ll do that. 😄

@lindahodges3680 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. I've never cut back my rhododendron and was worried I would ruin it for future blooming. Now I feel confident to proceed as soon as the blooming season is over.

@keliwyn 3 жыл бұрын

You explained that very well. Thank you.

@jeromegagnon8335 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. Your helping me study for my upcoming exam in a couple of weeks.

@carolannerys7039 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Nicely explained. I have been putting off puning my Rhodies-they are more tree-like than shrub. Now that the beautiful blossoms are starting to fall off and fade, I am ready to tackle this project! Thank you for the information.

@kiafreeman8778 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to remove an enormous rhodie that has been in my yard for 20 years, and never bloomed (probably because it was shaded out by norway maples). I literally tried to dig it out by the root. The root was *huge* so I gave up. But I did not even fill the hole back up with dirt. Now the plant is growing back, and looks beautiful. It might even bloom this year. If it does, I will give it back some dirt. These shrubs are hardy!!!

@greatgardensforall 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@kturula7017 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your explanation. It was very helpful.

@Spartan3457 2 жыл бұрын

I was recently tasked with managing the grounds at a church with 15 beautiful large rhododendrons. I knew I could do some of the basic shaping, but this was very helpful to learn proper management! Thank you for sharing your experience.

@denisecarvill4705 2 жыл бұрын

Very clear advice. Thank you.

@grahamslater140 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I spent the morning pruning some 10-year old rhodies, which were blocking the view from the kitchen and living room windows. The new versions look great, and your guidance was really valuable.

@LillianaBMS 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation, thank you so much!

@BBHubbs 4 жыл бұрын

Very well explained, thank you.

@faye2592 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is the best pruning video for rhododendrons that I've found. I'm on my way to get my two rebels under control! 😄

@mlane8033 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Well explained!

@ishficici999 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you darl'in great video. I did not know about the Holly fertilizer. I will get some 😉.

@PrairiePlantgirl 5 жыл бұрын

You’ve explained this very well. What a great improvement that made.

@greatgardensforall 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cherylmatthews4066 4 жыл бұрын

I cut mine down to half year and half ago, it is now nearly full size again. They DO recover very quickly. Mine grow super fast.

@YukonHawk1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this video. Size control is exactly what I need to do. Excellent job. You also have a beautiful cat 😺😺☺️☺️👍👍👍😁😁😁

@clarechomyn9686 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I cut my Rhododendron by 1/3 two years ago and again by 1/3 this past spring. I did not fertilize however. I plan to cut 1/3 again next spring. It had become a tree and I was afraid that I might kill it because I was removing all leaves cutting down to the trunk. It is coming back beautifully. It will still be a bit too tall when I've finished. I may have to cut again. This time I will feed it after I cut it. Thank you i always enjoy watching you and I learn a good bit.

@jagdishbahia9162 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for informative video from🇬🇧

@joyberk1624 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Hope I can do that. Thank you.

@rickfry1658 3 жыл бұрын

Really love Rhododendrons appreciate the tips

@pinkpoodle7100 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video…thank you!

@TEPO-- Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you. Yes, so beautiful ! Thank you Curious of your growing zone, your rhododendron and hydrangea are SO lush😊 I live at very high altitude, zone 6. My Rhododendrons are 25 years old, relatively so small, slow growing, but we sure love them. They had 50 feet of snow on them this Winter and are just enjoying our warming Spring air....... Nice pruning tips, appreciated.

@greatgardensforall Жыл бұрын

Thank you, zone 6 as well

@stevemerrill5050 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video.Not easy to do You gave everyone especially myself a nice presentation and good tutorial on how to treat our wonderful pkants.All the best in your future endeavors.

@thewierdgachabeel7763 2 ай бұрын

You are so pleasant to learn from. Your voice is gentle and easy to want to keep ones attention. You aren't demanding or cold in expressing your instructions. You are how do you say, down to earth! Thankyou!

@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE 5 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I need to do, thanks!

@xiaoweikok3737 4 жыл бұрын

Just want to say thank you!! :) I've never dared to trim my rhodies until I saw your video.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@wendyspice8984 9 ай бұрын

Very informative and helpful! Thank you.

@knitchywa 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful garden!

@angelal4285 2 жыл бұрын

I found your video very helpful as we have a few rhododendrons in glorious bloom right now & the bees are loving them. I would like to prune them after so thank you! I really like your mauve & white combo too.

@merrymcadoo8710 2 жыл бұрын

Great info! Thanks!

@debramatheson041687 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Your correct about cutting to much..I had one my father in law planted that was breathtaking beautiful but because was to large...I started the first few years cutting it back but my husband wanted me to cut it back a little more. It didn't make it and never came back I totally regret that. However I do have the other one that's pink like yours and it's needed some care and it's tall but the smaller new growth isn't doing as well thanks to you I now know why she's not getting enough sun. I'm excited to try your way!

@KarMarLar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very helpful!

@douggoude2371 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job making the video! I recieved an employment safety cash award, and purchased 10 Rhodys. Your common sense approach is very much appreciated! Thank-you Doug.

@BeeKaye 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Excellent job of showing ‘how to’!

@greatgardensforall 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lindadonovan4969 3 ай бұрын

This is so clear and I appreciate your thoughful explanations. I have a rhododendron that is extremely unbalanced, with most of the branches off to the right side. Thanks for the 1/3 reminder, so I can prune it over time, if necessary. Excellent video!

@lindafischer9384 4 жыл бұрын

Best pruning video for rhodos. Thank you.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@TheDunroaminfarm 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, your climbing hydrangea omg I’m going right now to find one.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, they take forever to grow

@rsoubiea 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a house in Oregon, we inherited an overgrown yard of pine trees, bushes and rhododendrons. They were finished blooming when we first saw the yard and moved in. We get a lot of rainy overcast days. I don’t anticipate ever having to water. I do wonder about feeding them, they have been neglected for at least 10 years. The home was owned previously by an older couple. This video is Very helpful, thank you so much. I can see the vision Of what my yard can be. I will be planting hydrangea too. ❤️👍

@greatgardensforall 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! this is so exciting

@bob_frazier 2 ай бұрын

Fast forward 3 years.. how are they doing? I'll bet you had nice blooms this year.

@amyhoff1501 4 жыл бұрын

That video was helpful to me because I just moved to another house and there is a Rhododendron with beautiful cream colored blooms but not many of them and it is also a bit scraggly so I will trim it gently and fertilize it with Holly Tone. Thank you,now I know what to look for

@geraldposanka480 4 жыл бұрын

Our rodi has had 1 to 3 bloomes per year with no more than 3 any year. What can we do?

@user-oy8cw3zs3c 2 ай бұрын

Thank you-very good

@hjccontest 10 ай бұрын

Loved the pruning you make it simple hahaha sounds simple...i will have to let you know. Mine are sprawling appear to be weakish and floppy, they seemed to grow too fast after removed from pot, and had been in pots for over a year. Hopefully after spring i can regain their compact-ish shape they had when in pot!

@dilaur2983 3 жыл бұрын

very good presentation...I have two rhodies that were here when we moved in 28 years ago. One I cut back to about 30 inches when we moved in because it was so scraggly and it has never looked back. They are now about 13 feet high and are very gorgeous but the blooms this year are more spread out than last year which was an awesome presentation so I am going to prune them back. One trick an old gardener told me at the very beginning is to pick off the old flowers at the brown rings at the base of the flower. This helps the bush to produce more blooms. Thank you for your info. Blessings

@slumpdogg2000 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@michaelprice473 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. Michael

@LULC0759 5 жыл бұрын

My husband cut down my dads rhododendrons by 2/3 in a Fall month 😬 and it took 2 yrs to recover but they are gorgeous now!

@JC-709 3 жыл бұрын

Good job, well done 👍

@queenbvalerie7858 Жыл бұрын

T.Y. very helpful!!!!

@jtrose6995 4 жыл бұрын

That plant is healthy! Mine is 40 years old and looks it!

@eolas55 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is very helpful.

@chevymusclecar1970 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@gordoh7634 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Yuliya. Just what my wife needs. I was trying to explain how some rhodies in the northwest (Washington State flower) grow rather "out of control". There are a couple of reasons, one the varietal of the plant and two, few of us really know how, or when to prune them. I think you really nailed this video, spot on. Thank you very much.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help! 😊🌝

@jonnyboat2 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just what I needed to know. Mine are too big.

@reale699 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I watched this I just went and bought a hedge trimmer I was gonna go cut it like a hedge lol oh no

@yamilealcerreca78 2 ай бұрын

Very very good ty

@Claudia-lh6gq 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video. Now I know what to do. My bush is so big I can't see out my kitchen window. Hopefully, with your instructions, I'll be able to change that.

@greatgardensforall 5 жыл бұрын

Try it! it will work, they are hard to kill :)

@michaelsutherland8548 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jaynefranzinoromero5877 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My rhododendrons thank you, too. 😊

@greatgardensforall Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@paultsworld 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never pruned my rhodos in my English garden - just let them grow - but maybe I’ll start rejuvenating them and se what happens. Love the climbing hydrangea up the house.

@kiafreeman8778 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely try to rejuvenate them!

@edwina61sd 5 жыл бұрын

thanks, I was just trying to figure out how to cut back my rhododendron blocking my kitchen window view; you gave me courage!

@greatgardensforall 5 жыл бұрын

@Dennise Heeren Do not be afraid! as long as you don't cut more than a third it will be fine! Good luck!

@marylouharlander3336 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent beginning overview of how to start pruning older rhododendrons. Like to know what part of the country we are looking at here. Have many " rhodos" of varying ages: from 1970s before we lived here for past 28 years;

@kerrydenardo4042 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video ....

@itsmewende 5 жыл бұрын

Mine was done some time ago, but I can see the new growth, they're small plants that I just put in last fall, I do have one that I planted about 4 yrs ago that isn't doing anything, so it's got another yr to get it's self together or it's gone, I do have another with a lot of new growth at the bottom, I'm thinking after watching you I'm going to chop it back, it has black spot or something, so I'm going to cut that off an treat the good. Thanks for showing how to look after things.

@Sunbeam4291 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Looks good pruned. I lost my pink roderdendron this year. Can you give some info on planting them.

@marynagy8072 2 ай бұрын

Thank-you

@lisal1093 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful. I have two rhododendrons in my yard for about 15 years but I never paid any attention to them, not to mention pruning. I am inspired by your video today and will prune them 1/3 right away to boost more flowers next year hopefully. Thank you very much for the sharing. 谢谢。

@greatgardensforall 5 жыл бұрын

@Lisa L as long as you prune it within a week or few days after bloom you will have flowers next year. Thank you so much for watching!

@carolfurry6201 4 жыл бұрын

Lisa L is that a

@nappynew 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a video on your tools you use. And how often you fertilize. Thanks for great video.

@greatgardensforall 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Awesome idea! 😃

@rondapettit4314 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bubbleslafleur 4 жыл бұрын

Really great video. I'm new to gardening. Been in this house 3 years. This rhododendron sprang to life for 2-3 weeks our first May and I fell in love. I only pinched a bit a week ago. Will it still be effective if I do pruning now, too? The center is already getting bare. Thank you. From NYS

@tarapath5099 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@erics8757 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you made cuttings or gave some to friends so they could propogate them :)

@jillianmeridith9835 2 жыл бұрын

Great information! Your creeping Hydrangea is BEAUTIFUL! What type it it?

@viviangerard459 4 жыл бұрын

yes i did that last year on teddy bear and another one it was growing to tall

@kristinakeane7110 4 жыл бұрын

great video!

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@eazypeazy33 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so in love with your accent ❤️

@gillmeister692 3 жыл бұрын

If only more "native" U.S. English speakers spoke as articulately as Yuliya and had such crisp diction ! It's a pleasure to listen to her voice.

@eazypeazy33 3 жыл бұрын

@@gillmeister692 you may find them in the private schooling sector lol

@TheThriftedPlanter 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Yuliya! Can you root the new growth?

@paminhenan 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks you let us see what you do.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!

@ChanelleG808 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great reference as we approach the time to prune our flowering shrubs. True story- I pruned my 20 year old Rhody back down to nubs. I even did some root pruning. It flushed back and has bloomed profusely this year.

@greatgardensforall 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! they are so resilient 😊🌝

@massages_for_world_peace8909 2 жыл бұрын

wonderful explanation! I appreciate how you both show and explain!!! :) Mine just finished blooming and I'm ready to trim. I've noticed the bottom 1/2 of the plant on one side is just branches (not green growth) while the top and other side are lush. (could be the fence/neighbors house blocks sun there) We're happy with the height. Should I trim some off the top to make the bottom grow in better? And/or trim back all those scraggily brown branches? or.. what do you recommend?

@greatgardensforall 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, hard to say without me seeing it, but yes you can selectively prune to make sure light goes down to the bare branches ☺️

@kevinbyrne4538 3 жыл бұрын

1:25 -- Years ago, my father cut a rhododendron almost to the ground. It survived and has been re-growing Very slowly for over a decade. Now it's still less than 1 yard (90 cm) tall. So I would recommend against cutting rhododendrons quite so drastically.

@andysanchez9108 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the video. I see it was posted at the end of last May. I have lots of new sprouts and have flowers that need to be deadheaded now. Is this an ok time to prune all of the long new sprouts/stems? I have lots of Rhodies and want to shape them back. I've done a few online searches and it says do it in late Winter..UGH! I want to be able to see out my living room window now!! Thank you Y Garden =)