Hydrangeas are known for thriving in partially shaded conditions and being vulnerable to leaf scorch, but you can grow these varieties in full-sun exposure.
Like roses, hydrangeas are classics that gardeners love to plant in their shaded areas for a dash of bold color and beauty. Unfortunately, not all varieties thrive in cold areas, or when they do, they ...
Hydrangeas are beloved landscape plants thanks to their colorful flower heads, lush foliage, and wide, eye-catching spreads. But if you want to get them to thrive in all their glory, they must be ...
Last week we discussed Hydrangea macrophylla, which is the old fashioned big leaf hydrangea. Big leaf hydrangea blooms in colors of pink to blue to purple, and the blooms have either the ...
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.
I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...
If you only plant one shrub this year, make it a hydrangea! Hydrangeas come in a staggering array of sizes and colors to fit every garden. There's a form and variety that will work in nearly every ...
There are many different varieties of hydrangeas, but the “Berry White” hydrangea has a special trait that puts it a cut above the others. The Berry White hydrangea is perfectly named because its ...
A few columns ago I mentioned trimming or pruning hydrangea. Several readers wanted to know how to tell what kind of hydrangea they had and whether they should prune it now. There are few garden rules ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various hydrangeas in containers along the side of a house - Grace Cary/Getty Images When most people think of hydrangeas, their ...