In message , Brian
writes

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Bri" wrote
I am a novice gardener and inherited the garden I have now when I bought
the house. I have several hydrangea bushes that are getting to big. A
couple of years ago I cut one of them back virtually to the ground but
it
has come back even bigger. I like the hydrangea and don't want to dig
it
up and destroy it but how can I reduce the size?

I prune mine hard every year.
Doesn't harm the flowering and keeps the plant compact.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London
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I would have thought that this was a reference to H.macrophylla. To
prune hard, totally denies flowers for the next year~~surely?.
Best Wishes Brian.

One of the pruning recommendations for H. macrophylla is to cut out (at
ground level) the older third to half of the stems.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley