The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.
The third week of July is the beginning of hydrangea season. I love hydrangeas so much that I have an entire outdoor garden room devoted to shade-loving hydrangeas. (You can see the blue and white ...
The most common hydrangea with big, round blooms such as Endless Summer and the big leaf or macrophylla varieties prefer shade from the afternoon sun or the foliage will show signs of leaf scorch.