A shout out to Rod and his battery powered Craftsman pruner. After the last video, I knew I needed that tool but since all my other tools are Worx brand, I found one on their website and ordered it that day. I hope it works as well as your Craftsman! Just a Thank You for the idea! Being an old lady, I love battery powered tools. Sure saves your muscles!

Thank you. Your garden is serene and beautiful. A nice place to just sit and take in the beauty of God!

Thank you so much for these pruning videos - extremely helpful! I would love it if you could walk us through how you decide where to cut. TY

I trimmed back my front Bobo, last late winter. It grew much taller. By summer it developed the side droopy shoots.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I love hydrangeas👍🌻🐦

Beautiful as always, Thank you 😊

Thanks for doing this video this will really help me!!

I'm so glad I found this. We planted bobos a few weeks ago and they got shocked, it seems, and looked awful. The garden center said they could be cut back. I did it today, but it scared me a bit. Tomorrow I'll go in and cut out the thinner branches, as you recommend.

Thank you for sharing this and talking in detail about trimming hydrangeas! Are you going to do Limelight’s in the early Spring? Please do!!!!

I think it might be a good idea to treat the stems and ground for those beetles.

I bought and planted 10 bobo hydrangeas for my front yard last summer as I was so inspired by your bobos at the nursery. They were a real showstopper as expected. I want mine to become nice and tall and huge like the ones at the nursery. For this reason, I would like to know whether you trim the nursery bobos in the spring or fall. I was intending to trim my bobos in the spring but I really like the clean look of having that done now. I just want your opinion on what you feel is best to get them nice and tall and thankfully - no issues as of yet with anything so far.

Nice! Do you just trim to whatever height or are you trimming to a specific spot on the branch ?

Great information! Is it the little black flea beetle? They look like a flea but but a little bit bigger. I’ve had such a frustrating time battling these flea beetles. They really like the Bobos and tidbits. Definitely destroyed the leaves and spread a black spot fungus all over my other hydrangeas. I was trying to catch them with yellow stickers but man it was just never ending. I saw them all over hydrangeas at our local greenhouse too. Definitely let us know next year if this hard pruning helped with the bug issue. If you have any tips on dealing with certain bug issues that eat the buds/flower petals like those green cucumber beetles or any other that would be a great tip video too. Owning a greenhouse you guys know so much in caring for your plants. They look pretty amazing. 😊

Did you happen to film a video from this past season on how the Bobo hydrangeas performed after cutting them 2/3 of the way back in 2022?

Those bobos were gorgeous! Are they in full sun? I planted a bobo in part shade late summer (2 hrs only of sun) but now I'm thinking that wasn't a good decision. I also got 2 limelight hydrangeas (because of you 😅) and planted one in morning sun and late afternoon sun. The other one only gets about 3 hrs of afternoon sun. What do you thinking? I know they are full sun plants but I need a hedge on a place that get 2 hrs of sun only.

Is there some kind of a systemic you could use on these hydrangeas to get rid of the insects?

What is the tool you are using? My hands get pretty tired doing a big pruning job! I could use a good power pruner. I would love to see a video on what to do with an old, out of control weigela.

Hi! Where are you located and what month are you pruning in please?

After watching this I’m nervous the 4 I planted in my front garden are going to get massive! I spaced them out according to the tag, how can I keep them below 3.5 feet!

What are the tall slender evergreens at get back right ?

Would horticultural oil spray prevent these beetles from coming back next spring?

my bobos chlorosis and have looked aweful for a few years despite feeding attempts. just twigs....i am about to give up on them :( my mountains defoliated too first full year with them. se michigan zone 6a

I’m going to “hack back” my old weigela & spirea. They are old and woody.

Oh my gosh can I tell how much I am cringing every time he clips those blooms 😩. I guess it’s because we don’t see them out in the open like yours here in North Texas.