Coveting blue hydrangeas? The answer is in the soil. You can buy a beautiful blue hydrangea from the nursery, but it won’t stay that way without help. In the absence of the right soil conditions, the ...

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 ...

A few years ago, back during the drought, I was ready to give up on hydrangeas. They were the coal-mine canaries of my yard, the first to droop if they were dry, and after the first few years not ...

How big do hydrangea bushes get? It’s a common question, but there is no one easy answer since varieties differ. However, it’s important to know how much room you’ll need before you bring a hydrangea ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Dear Master Gardener: We have a small garden area and would like to have a hydrangea. Are there any small ones? Answer: Yes, there are small hydrangeas and now is a good time to plant one! Not to ...