This kind of pruning works on the more woody types of hydrangea—not the macrophyllas (the type with the sticks coming out of the ground). Since there is a lot of confusion out there about hydrangeas I created a couple of guides, one of which is free! (The other one has all sorts of pictures in it to illustrate And there is a comprehensive pruning guide there as well) Go to the link to my store to get this: https://stan.store/youcandoitgardening My goal is to empower as many people as possible to