Simple hydrangea trick that will make your flowers 'bounce back' in five minutes

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Hydrangeas are stunning flowers renowned for their vibrant blooms, but they often don't receive the care they require from many gardeners.

At this time of year, it's not unusual for hydrangeas to be less than their best due to harsh weather conditions. However, plants that have been neglected are more likely to fail to grow properly, wilt or even cease producing flowers altogether.

This was the unfortunate experience of one gardener on the Garden Stew forum who shared a photo of some wilting hydrangeas with only a few flowers remaining and most of the foliage having fallen off. READ MORE: Save 'wilted' and dehydrated hydrangeas 'immediately' using household item — no fertiliser The gardener posted: "I am in need of some advice on helping bring back some damaged and neglected hydrangeas.

I have two that suffered bad hail storms and also neglect involving letting other close bushes grow over them while I was inactive in the yard.