"Rich" wrote in message
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Hi,

I planted a hydrangea back in the summer.It has been growing well.
The problem is that since the clocks have gone back,I stopped watering
it and now the leaves on the top and side have started curling and
going brown/black.It looks to me that the cold has got to it, but I'm
not sure.

Can anyone tell me whats wrong with it and what I should do to make it
healthy again?

It was all green and healthy before the winter.

Thanks

Hydrangea dies off over winter. Next spring, when the new buds are showing,
cut back to a low bud ( but not the lowest ) on each branch. It'll grow back
fine next year. The reason you don't cut back to the very lowest bud is that
a late frost might kill it. If you've left a couple of buds, the top one
will start growing first. If it gets caught by a late frost, wait until
there are definitely no more frosts possible then cut it back further to an
undamaged bud.

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