"Ian Butler" wrote in message
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Hi

I have a Hydrangea which still has dead heads on it should I remove
them now
the buds are coming through?

Also I believe to make them flower blue they need certain soil
conditions,
is there
anything I can do to help this?

Thanks Ian


Ian,

I never touch them until early to mid-March as the heads are a
protection against frost. Also I follow Geoff Hamilton's advice
that hydrangeas prune themselves in that you only cut back to the
first bud. I do take out any dead wood though. We have huge
hydrangeas here and, following this advice, they are always smothered
in blooms. Our soil is acid and this is what makes them so blue.
We have all shades of blue going to almost a navy.

Regards
Iris McCanna