It is a great time of year for some southern garden hydrangeas. Something about the blue mop head hydrangeas gets the horticulture juices flowing. My criteria for giving the go ahead to plant these ...

This summer’s hydrangeas have been awesome. The traditional mop head blossoms have lost their brilliant blue color, fading to lime green or baby blue. The panicle and smooth hydrangeas are in full ...

As autumn gets underway, this gardening expert has shared their top tips gardeners should follow this October to ensure ...

What: Throughout the summer, Hydrangea “Preziosa” provides a spectacular floral show. Small, rounded mophead flowers are borne in a profusion of soft shades of pale-lavender, blue or pink. As the ...

Q: We have several healthy-looking hydrangeas. One of them is covered with flowers, but on each one, the buds do not all open. There are several large blooms around the edge of each flower. They have ...

If you are looking for drama in the garden, “Merritt’s Beauty” is the shrub for you. In early-to-mid summer, intense, brilliant true-blue to deeply saturated rose-red flowers cover this deciduous ...

Towards the end of March, sap begins to rise, causing dormant buds to burst into leaf in many garden shrubs. This time of year is perfect for pruning hydrangeas, as we can easily see the parts of the ...

The first week of October is a great time to replant, reinvent and restyle your porch and patio planters.

Dear Dr. Dirt: I have a 6-year-old Alpenglow, Hydrangea macrophylla, a mophead hydrangea that receives two to three hours of sun per day. Each spring, I fertilize it with Osmacote time-release acid ...

Who can resist big, bodacious hydrangeas? Just be sure to plant those types that will succeed in our cold climate. Hydrangeas are all the rage in garden centers right now. With their melon-sized ...

Bigleaf hydrangeas thrive in morning sun, afternoon shade, and moist, well-drained soil. Regular fertilization and watering are crucial for healthy growth and blooms. Prune after flowering, but avoid ...