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 ...
While we love the charm of blue, purple, pink, and white hydrangeas, we are delighted to see another shade of hydrangea blooming out across the region. Pops of strawberry—a gorgeous and showy pink-red ...
Q: What's the best advice for pruning hydrangeas, as I have six very large plants. Can I trim them down this fall? - Sharon Dubois. A: The pruning method of hydrangeas depends to which of the two well ...
Deadheading hydrangeas can be a somewhat tricky business because hydrangea varieties you have in your garden require different approaches to this task. If done improperly in autumn, deadheading some ...
Gloved-hands pruning hydrangea inflorescences in the garden - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about giving your shrubs a neat shape; it's all about timing. Cut at the ...
Q: I have a hydrangea that is overgrown. It’s falling over and is too tall and wide. I would like it not to block the window. But I don’t know how/when/how much to prune to a smaller size. — T.B., ...
I let my White Dome hydrangea blooms (Hydrangea arborescens Dardom) remain on the bush until spring – they look so nice both as dried heads and coated in snow. This is OK as White Dome is an ...
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Prune hydrangea paniculata (shown) early in the spring. More pruning leads to bigger flower heads. File photo by Shane Keyser [email protected] Hydrangeas have long been popular in the landscape.
I saw a picture of Strawberry Sundae hydrangea and immediately fell in love with it. I have read that you can plant these in a pot, but I am unable to find out how to correctly do this — how big ...
Q: Voles stripped the bark from my hydrangea and ninebark shrubs. The hydrangea is growing from ground level. Can I cut it down to that point? I pruned the ninebark back to foot-long stems and it's ...