Not too huge, and even if they are, you will have to root prune them. In the fall, dig them up, root prune them so that you can put them into as large a pot as you can carry or about 12 inch diameter. I assume that is about the size you already have them in, in order to overwinter them anyway. If you miss some roots in the ground, then they will become fodder for the bugs anyway, and will enrich the soil for next year. Alternately, and what I do for some of mine, is plant them into pails with holes cut in the SIDES, not the bottom. Then the entire pail, containing the brug, is planted. I find that when watering, I can direct the water into the pail area, and know that the plant is getting sufficient water. In the fall, I merely take the shovel, and root prune the roots on the outside of the pail, lift the hole pail inside, slip it into another pail of the same size, and voila, I already have the baby in its pot ready for winter. There are several posts in the forum about this as well. See the link below, about a quarter of the way down. Here is a link that might be useful: see picture of tngreenthumb's pail with holes

Wouldn't worry about the Hydrangeas. They can survive temperatures of 0°with only minimal flower bud damage. No need to do anything with the leaves, they will die and fall off, very soon. The spent blooms can be removed anytine. I often leave them on until new growth appears in the spring, as they provide winter interest, in an otherwise drab landscape. This is the first time in memory that I've had 12 continuous hours of below freezing temperatures, this early in the season. My low was 25°and that hung around for several hours. While there are a lot of black foliage in the garden today, all of the evergreen broadleaf trees and shrubs surely glistened in the sunlight! Wintertime is upon us and a needed rest for many of the plants and gardeners! Rb

Sorry, folks. We had one like that here a few years back that did the same horrific number on the garden. On another hail damage thread, I had tried to remember something that the nursery guys around here swore by for damaged trees - it's that "Superthrive" stuff. It sounds like snake oil, it's sold like snake oil, it looks like snake oil, but several gardeners I really respect and who were almost apologetic in recommending it because it seems so hokey, say that for hail damaged trees and shrubs, it does work wonders. At least it's something to do other than cry.

Hey all, Thanks for thinking of me. Me and DH are fine but our town did get damage. Channel 5 news cast was out here taking pictures so it might be on the news this evening. Our ballpark was wiped out and they will have to rebuild it, the bridge that goes across the creek was up lifted, they were trying to repair the bridge but I don't think they're doing a good job of it. They're only taking a big backhoe thing and trying to get the cement road to go back down? I'm not willing to drive on it till it's fixed right. Some of the neighbors around have water damage to the inside of their homes. Anyone that's looking to buy a home remember to never get a home that sits lower than other homes. Our house sits up on a small hill but the homes below get all our run off and it's not good. It is very sad about the little girl, I saw it on the news this morning that she was swept out of her mothers arms. I'm sure she needs prayers to cope with the loss of her baby. Nothing else in the world can be worse than losing a loved one. Barb