{"id":9087,"date":"2014-06-01T21:47:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T21:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upshoothort.com\/?p=9087"},"modified":"2014-06-01T21:47:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T21:47:59","slug":"love-prune-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/love-prune-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruning Hydrangeas and Azaleas and Dealing with Weeds and Leggy Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hgtvhomeplants.com\/know-how\/entry\/ask-the-experts-pruning-hydrangeas-and-azaleas-dealing-with-weeds-leggy-plants.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/upshoothort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/hgtvhomeplantcollection-logo.png\" alt=\"HGTV HOME plants\" width=\"122\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><em>&#8216;To prune or not to prune&#8217;<\/em> that is the question floating around gardens all across the country this time of year. Not sure what to do? No worries! In my recent post for<a href=\"http:\/\/hgtvhomeplants.com\/know-how\/entry\/ask-the-experts-pruning-hydrangeas-and-azaleas-dealing-with-weeds-leggy-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em>HGTV HOME Ask the Experts<\/em> <\/a>I address the burning questions about pruning hydrangeas and azaleas and then I delve into the idea of using gravel instead of mulch. I even write about keeping seedlings from getting leggy. There are a lot of questions about gardening out there and I have answers. 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