Help stressed plants by watering deeply in the morning, mulching, adding afternoon shade, and improving soil moisture ...

Discover the best drought-tolerant alternatives to hydrangeas. These seven plants are easy to grow and care for, and are much ...

Most hydrangea failures trace to one mistake: planting an old-wood bloomer where late frost kills the buds. Panicle wins for hands-off bloom across Zones 3–9; smooth is best in cold regions; oakleaf ...

Deciduous and evergreen types are ideal to create privacy in your yard. Here are 15 privacy shrubs that thrive both in full sun or partial shade.

Bigleaf hydrangeas thrive in maritime climates like Martha's Vineyard but can be challenging to grow elsewhere. Traditional ...

Transplanting hydrangeas can spark a bit of fear and trepidation, especially if you are worried about transplant shock and damage that will keep your hydrangeas from blooming. But there is an ...

Heart transplant surgeon Raymond Lee, MD, explains what patients can expect after a heart transplant—including how long the heart will last. The average lifespan of a transplanted heart is about 10 ...

Even with the best landscape design and diligent planning, it happens that shrubs like hydrangeas need to be moved. Sometimes, they are simply in the way as they grow; other times, they are in the ...

A living, synthetic cell has been made by transplanting a complete genome into a dead bacterium, bringing it back to life. The breakthrough could help synthetic biology live up to its huge, but still ...