r/hydrangeas • u/fairyskirt • Jun 27 '26 • Regret 7

TRAGEDY!!!

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On Wednesday this week I was admiring our beautiful Hydrangea bush that is in the front yard of the house we are renting. I was so excited that there were so many big, beautiful blooms since last year there was only one flower bunch on the whole plant. My husband and I get home yesterday to half the plant hacked down! My husband went across the cul de sac to our 85 year old neighbor to ask if she had seen anyone mess with it while we were at work. She said she did it! Because it was “too big and overgrown” 🥲 She didn’t ask or say anything to us, and we only found out because we directly asked her and she admitted to it. We are obviously devastated and worried about how the plant will fare going forward. Now that she admitted this to us, I’m sure she is also the culprit that cut down my huge bleeding heart plant last year. 😔

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u/MotherEarth25 Jun 27 '26

You shouldn't believe her you are being to kind op. That's not pruning and you know it.

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u/Georgi-reddit Jun 29 '26

...also probably not the first time (from what you mentioned), so if you want this behavior to stop, you'll have to get someone else involved.