Hydrangeas are hugely popular flowering shrubs that can grow happily in pots and provide you with beautiful blooms as part of any container garden. More compact varieties mean it is possible to enjoy ...

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 ...

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A mature hydrangea never fails to impress with its enormous, show-stopping blooms. But achieving that type of success with a mature plant starts at the very beginning, right when you plant it. Ahead, ...

Hydrangeas are bold and flashy bloomers that command our attention, wheather they are thriving in a garden border or brightening a vase of cut flowers indoors. They are easy to grow and care for, but ...

This is a good time to prune most of the hydrangeas grown in the Chicago region while the plants are dormant. Since your plants are newly planted, there is very little if any pruning for you to do ...

The pH levels of your soil can affect bloom colors, so amend your soil according to your desired color. Avoid clay soils, as hydrangeas require moist, well-drained soil. Look for blooms from late ...

Brown spots on hydrangea leaves and flowers are rarely fatal to hydrangea plants. However, these unsightly blemishes can impact the look of your hydrangeas and they may signal that your plants are ...

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 ...

When I moved to Connecticut in July of 2021, I remember driving through neighborhoods looking for somewhere I might eventually want to live and being struck by the beautifully-landscaped yards that ...