Hydrangeas are a fantastic choice to fill out any garden with pops of color all summer long. But figuring out the right time ...

Living in a New England beach town, it was my dream to have lush, colorful hydrangea bushes akin to those seen on Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. Instead, I had some drooping cone hydrangeas and a ...

Deciding which hydrangea varieties are best for your garden can be mind-boggling. The hydrangea is America’s most popular deciduous shrub and comes in a dizzying range of shapes and tones. Their bold ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shortly after lilacs, rhododendrons and peonies have faded, hydrangeas begin to bloom. Their blossoms last for weeks, right into fall. Travel to the seaside, and the billowy blue, pink or white ...

Hydrangea leaves turn brown naturally in the fall, but here’s what to do if browning happens when it shouldn't.

Recently, I spoke at a garden club meeting, and many of its members aren’t from Georgia. Approaching me after my talk, they expressed their adoration for the colorful hydrangeas we enjoy here in the ...

If you’re looking for some midsummer blooming plants that last late into the fall, nothing beats the wide variety of Hydrangeas. From two to eight feet tall, and from full sun to shade, these ...