Question
Hi!  I'm moving this summer, but I don't want to leave the beautiful hydrangeas in front of my house.  I admit, I don't know a lot about them, because they seem to do fine with little help from me other than watering.  They have been there, apparently, for many years, because people have told me they remember going by the house I live in now when they were children and seeing the hydrangeas.  The bushes are enormous.

I'm aware I probably can't take the whole plant, but would it do any good to take clippings?  How should I go about this?

Thanks!

Answer
Hello Mindy,

I love to hear of people like yourself who want to take a plant they love and take them with them when the move.  If you want to take a cutting of the Hygrangea you go about it by doing the following:  The cutting must be done in early summer.  Take many cuttings because not all will be a success. Pick up root growth hormone from Lowes and follow directions.  Make sure you put the clippings in very rich semi loamy soil to allow roots to thrive.  Do not pull clippings out of pots to check if roots are growing.  This will take a decent duration of time, so you might want to purchase some fully grown Hydrangeas just in case the clippings are not a success.  Good luck and have fun.  Hope the moving goes well.

Bud Christmann