A garden boasts a variety of different hydrangeas and other flowering plants. - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images What's not to love about hydrangeas? Their large, cheerful flowers can instantly add color ...

Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about giving your shrubs a neat shape; it's all about timing. Cut at the wrong moment, and you could be removing next season's flowers before they even get a chance to ...

There is something about the cool, fall weather that can make you eager to get out into your garden to tidy it up and prepare it for winter. From overseeding the lawn to dividing perennials, your fall ...

Hydrangeas are a fan favorite around here and knowing when, how and whether to prune them will have them looking their best year after year - if you follow a couple of rules to remember. If your ...

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 ...

This hydrangea cultivar is notable for its compact growth, early and free flowering, having sturdy flower stems that do not droop, and very large inflorescences. Panicle of white flowers last about 4 ...

It pays to keep your eyes open when you’re out in the garden. In 1983, Vern Black of Minnesota’s Bailey Nurseries noticed a Hydrangea macrophylla in a neighbor’s yard that bloomed its head off every ...

Q: I have a big leaf hydrangea that blooms blue. It’s old and fairly large. This year it did not bloom at all, so should I still wait until spring to prune? Ironically, I have a white hydrangea that ...

The end of August is the time to pick up fallen fruit, harvest ripe vegetables, dead head flowers and keep your eyes open for any weeds that have evaded your summer weeding sessions and are now going ...