How do we love thee, hydrangea? Let us count the ways. Your bountiful showy blossoms, your vibrant green foliage, your dependable growing habits, your ability to boost curb appeal throughout the year.
Moving the shrub at the right time ensures a full bloom next summer. Even with the best landscape design and diligent planning, it happens that shrubs like hydrangeas need to be moved. Sometimes, they ...
Fall or spring, the time window for planting is weeks of mild weather. Catherine McQueen / Getty Images When you see a hydrangea in full bloom at a nursery, you might be tempted to buy it and plant it ...
The best time to plant hydrangeas is fall or early spring; both give roots time to establish before extreme weather. In frost-free zones, like USDA zone 10, dormant hydrangeas can be planted in winter ...
Towards the end of March, sap begins to rise, causing dormant buds to burst into leaf in many garden shrubs. This time of year is perfect for pruning hydrangeas, as we can easily see the parts of the ...
Hydrangeas are shrubs that provide large, showy, magnificent blooms when optimal growing conditions are provided. As a gardener, I struggled for many years attempting to provide the exact growing ...
Learn how to care for hydrangeas in the winter with our comprehensive guide. Discover tips for protecting different hydrangea ...
Q: I was too slow in cutting back my Annabelle hydrangeas this year, and now I have new growth coming out of the old stems. Is it too late to trim them this year? What should I do? — David B. A: ...
Question: Last year I purchased "topsoil" from a local company that contained a lot of clay. While I was not home, my dear husband added about 2 inches of this topsoil on top of my good soil in my ...
Did you hear about the gardener whose hydrangeas kept getting nibbled down by rabbits? He renamed them low-drangeas instead of hydrangeas, and now he’s less irritated when rabbits chomp them down.
Hydrangeas are a fan favorite around here and knowing when, how and whether to prune them will have them looking their best year after year - if you follow a couple of rules to remember. If your ...