Help! My new plants have died

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Any tips for reviving my new (and pretty dead looking) geraniums and hydrangeas? I bought them from lidl last thursday and by sunday they were all droopy and dead looking. I’ve brought them inside and deadheaded and removed the dead leaves too. Anything else I can do? According to google they are easy to grow plants...

Because they have gone into shock. They shouldn't be flowering yet but have been produced in greenhouses hence why you'll not see any geraniums or hydrangeas in a garden flowering just now.

Cut them back and hope for the best, they should be OK, hydrangeas are pretty hardy!

Supermarkets plants need to be slowly hardened off before going outside. Unfortunately they rarely include instructions.

Many years ago my mum worked in Woolworths, where plants appeared in the stores at Easter and then again in early May. The Manager said with glee that the first batch were for the fools and the second for the gardeners. Seems like It is not in the best interest of Supermarkets to give their customers best advice.

I would keep them inside and you will soon see new growth. Geranium and Hydrangeas all have an amazing ability to bounce back.