Now is not an ideal time to prune. Colder weather later in the season could very well damage wood exposed by this late pruning and increase winter dieback. I'd wait until late winter/early spring after the worst weather has passed and examine for truly deadwood then and remove. Nikko Blue behaves rather idiosyncratically compared to most macs and will often produce blooms despite rather severe pruning. Regular fertilizing, as is necessary for any containerized plants, may encourage more flowers. As to the look of the plant from the photos, if these were taken any time recently, I am confused as to what you are worrying about. It looks great, all things considered. It is the first of November afterall and even here in the rather mild PNW, most hydrangeas are looking pretty crappy - even more so now that we have just experienced our first hard frost. The only ones that look the slightest bit decent are the oakleafs which are in full fall color and hold their leaves well in cold.

I love mine as well and yes, Chris is awesome for getting back to customers when they (I) have questions/concerns about the washer. The only reason I took a chance and bought the Electrolux washer was because up until about 10 years ago; my mother had an Electrolux canister vacuum cleaner. That thing was totally off the hook! It was the best vacuum my mother and sometimes I had ever used!! Ever since, I just had this feeling that Electrolux products are of great quality (even if my washer is "Made In Mexico") ;-) LOL

I am very aware of the price of foi gras. Back in the '80s it was around $18 for an appetizer and $80 for a dinner. That was very pricey for my area. In the late '90s foi gras ran about $35-40 for an appetizer. This is the price of foi gras in a large midwestern city. I KNOW it is much more costly in huge metropolitan areas like Chicago just like everything else there. I have not seen it offered recently. It tends to be a verbal in restaurants due to it's unreliable availability. It is also more of a seasonal item becoming more abundant around xmas when the big slaughter takes place. Then of course it was banned for a while nearby. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/27/national/main1550028.shtml And then unbanned. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/15liver.html Restaurants still served it during the ban. You just had to "know someone". And of course pay the higher price a contraband product commands. How much foi gras do they really add to the milkshake??? The reviews of it I read say the milkshake tasted like peach.

Yes, 'Globosa' :) I won't discredit Ken Salvail for making a mistake, he owns an award winning landscape company and has all sorts of informative youtube videos, he's human and entitled to a blunder, though maybe should be a bit more observant of names, but I'm also guilty of the same :) I planted a very full and compact 'Globosa' about eight years ago. The thing grew slowly in my dryish somewhat nutrient deficient soil, though picked up the pace to loosen and open up and produce a dominate leader that was lookin to take charge. So, for the first time, I pruned the entire specimen and will continue with that in order to keep it in it's current location.