How and When to Prune Hydrangeas
From GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening by Kathy Jentz, Washington Gardener Magazine
March 28, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 7 · Episode 279
About this episode
This episode discusses hydrangea pruning and growing tips with guest Lorraine Ballato, along with a plant profile and local gardening events.
In this episode of GardenDC: The Podcast about Mid-Atlantic Gardening, we talk with garden book* author Lorraine Ballato , about hydrangea pruning and growing tips. The plant profile is on Celandine Poppy and we share what's going on in the garden as well as some upcoming local gardening events in the What's New segment. We close out with the Last Word on "Beet Companion Plants" from Christy Page of GreenPrints . *You can order Hydrangea Pruning at https://amzn.to/4sCh28t . This link is to our Amazon affiliate accounts and we may earn a few pennies from their sales, but this does not impact your purchase price. BTW, YOU can become a listener supporter for as little as $0.99 per month! See how at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/gardendc/subscribe If you liked this episode, you may also enjoy listening to: ~ GardenDC Podcast Episode 142: Hydrangea Care and Pruning https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2023/03/gardendc-podcast-episode-142-hydrangea.html ~ GardenDC Episode 60: Hydrangeas with Andrew Bunting https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2021/05/gardendc-podcast-episode-60-hydrangeas.html Show Notes will be posted after 4/1/2026.We welcome your questions…
People in this episode
Host: Kathy Jentz
Guest: Lorraine Ballato
Topics covered
- hydrangea pruning
- gardening tips
- plant profile
- local gardening events
- companion planting
Keywords
- hydrangeas
- pruning
- Celandine Poppy
- gardening events
- Beet Companion Plants
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Hydrangea Pruning
Books & works: Beet Companion Plants
Places: Mid-Atlantic
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