PRIME TIME TO TAKE HYDRANGEA CUTTINGS

MOP-HEAD and lace-cap hydrangeas will grow readily from cuttings taken this month. Take non-flowering shoots a about to turn from herbaceous to woody, make a clean cut across the stem where a leaf joins and remove the lower leaves. Place in small pots filled with good-quality potting compost to root. Put them in a sheltered spot and k keep the compost moist. Be ready to p pot up in early spring next year.