Limelights and Silver Dollars.... 2 Paniculata Favorites!

While you can prune anytime I think ideally you would be better off pruning those as soon as there is enough growth to do so. That way you don't waste any more of the plants energy than necessary. Or if it's late summer wait until winter when most of the energy goes down into the roots & then trim the tops (& get hardwood cuttings) & come spring they will flush out & grow quickly. Just a thought.

Love from Ontario Canada

Love your channel! I am starting my own nursery!

Do you have a video of the greenhouse behind you? I just love it and would like to see if I can get my brother to build me one just like it!

I love hydrangeas and love your channel. I’ve learned so much watching it and appreciate your down to earth, friendly, and helpful manner. I’m not starting a nursery but I would like to propagate my hydrangeas for neighbors and family. Thanks again and I wish great success to your nursery!

Thank you so much for showing how to prune and propagate, I love propagating hydrangea but I can not grow Oakleaf hydrangea, I have one plant and would love to grow more, do you have any tips that might help to grow more? I would be so grateful thank you .

Didn't know there are so many

I propagate hydrangeas, especially the limelight. What I do with my one-year-old rooted cuttings is wait until late fall, early winter and then prune. I use the cuttings that I just pruned to create new plants. By this time of the year, I would say they are hardwood. I have a framed raised bed that I have filled with course sand (not the smooth sandbox sand). Before I place my cuttings, I let them all soak in water for a few hours. I must have over 200 at a time. I just shove them in the sand and give them a good watering. I also do the same with all the rose of sharon cuttings I have. In addition, I place boxwood cuttings, but not tiny softwood ones. I go down to where the hardwood starts. I have had about 75% success rate. I prefer hardwood propagation because I do not have to baby the cuttings so much. I have been doing this for over seven years and my little hobby has grown into a profitable side business. What I try to propagate are shrubs that root easily and that are not easily found at Lowes or Home Depot. To increase my profit margin, I now air layer my Japanese Maple trees and start them from seed too. I am up north in zone 5. Anyone can start with taking cutting from the shrubs they have in their backyards and slowly increase each year. My boxwoods, yews, and holly shrubs are best sellers since I sell 10 to 20 in one shot. They are perfect for hedges. With the new housing construction boom, I go straight to the site and make sales. The contractors are more than happy to buy from me rather than a nursery. I even offer landscaping advice and they end up buying a variety of plants that will offer blooms at least three seasons. That is a good selling point.

I notice that some of the leaves have holes in them. Mine is doing this and I thought I had a mean critter. What causes this and is it a big deal?

thank you for the tips

Love your videos! Will you be using the stems you cut as cuttings for now plants?

I love your content. Just found you recently and will dive into more as time allows. I have native oak leaf hydrangeas I’ve started from seed gathered in our SW Mississippi area woods, and they are flourishing beautifully in cone-tainers. I wanted to mimic the area from which the seed were gathered so I put a little fountain pump to circulate the water in the deep tray that hydrates the cones. I may seem silly, but the movement of water and even the creek-like sound seems to be playing a positive part in the oak leafs growing so well. What do you think? Also, I’m really interested in your screened-in greenhouse behind you in this video. You built this? I will look for your videos for info. One more: Will you, or have you shown potting on (up) a plant that is root bound like those so that they continue thriving? Thanks, and God’s richest blessings to you and your family!

Thank you for all the timely information. I know that the pieces you cut off would be fairly woody but would you be able to propagate from those? Can you put them under mist our put in a jar of water? Have a great day ❤️🇨🇦

Do you still have the video explaining the water nozzle you use? I cant seem to find it. I am looking to get me one.