The type of fertilizer you use and when you use it is paramount to ensuring your hydrangeas are voluminous, colorful, and healthy throughout spring.
Hydrangeas are brimming with nostalgia, stirring memories of endless Southern summers. When winter arrives, these charming plants need a little TLC to ensure summer blooms return the following season.
Hydrangeas add beauty, height, and even privacy to a yard or garden. But to get the most out of them, you need to know before you plant how much sun is best.
Every year I have a different favorite plant. Last year it was brugmansia, the year before that monarda, but this year — which has already had a couple of scorching days — it is the oakleaf hydrangea ...
Explore the hidden gems of your garden! We will introduce you to often-overlooked yet exceptional perennials, annuals, shrubs, and fruits that deserve a spot in your landscape. From the elegance of ...
If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...
Q: I am heartbroken; I think I’ve killed my huge oakleaf hydrangea. Two months ago, we had two pines removed. I moved a good bit of the stump grindings to fill some holes in the island that is also ...
Hydrangeas have long been a staple of Southern gardens, and it’s no wonder why. These beloved flowers, with their unique clusters of delicate blooms, offer a late-spring and early-summer splash of ...
There are few shrubs that make me feel the way that hydrangeas do. From the pillowy flower heads of bigleaf hydrangeas to the fall color of oakleaf hydrangeas, the whole genus makes me swoon. If you ...
New wood blooming hydrangeas can handle shaping now and hard pruning when dormant. Old wood blooming hydrangeas should only be pruned right after blooming. Pruning at the wrong time cuts off future ...
Most hydrangeas should be fertilized in early spring to provide nutrients to produce summer blooms. Learn how and when to fertilize hydrangeas correctly.