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Hydrangea, friend. We met in college, she changed every thing. Not that I knew. Her beauty, for sure, then realizing her ease. Finally, understanding the unspoken. This koan, a moment of intuitive enlightenment, in Earth time, for me, 2+ decades.
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The serpent enters. Late frosts pale in comparison.
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Pruning hydrangeas had been talk of old wood, new wood, remontant, timing. Now, enters, hydrangea cane borer.
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I've lost several hydrangeas due to, Hydrangea Cane Borer.
Hydrangea cane borers enter freshly pruned canes, tunnel down, and by the time you 'see' trouble, your plant is dead, or mostly there.
When pruning hydrangea canes, tip each cut with glue. More, here.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Top pic I shot in Susanne Hudson's garden, bottom pics shot in my cottage garden.