 you know doesn't sit in a flood or anything and then of course give yourself the opportunity to mark your calendar for next spring so as soon as they you'll prune them in january they'll bloom usually in february and then at that point the leaves will begin to come out and you will begin to inoculate them so they don't get the fungus again stressed trees get the fungus some years everything gets the fungus there's a lot of hydrangeas that have a leaf spot on them right now