Learn how to grow these globe-shaped blooms in your garden. Bigleaf hydrangeas are some of the most frequently found in U.S. flower gardens. Also called French hydrangeas, they're known for their ...
Hydrangeas are old-fashioned, yet there are still many new developments in breeding and selection. Both the bigleaf and ...
Did you hear about the gardener whose hydrangeas kept getting nibbled down by rabbits? He renamed them low-drangeas instead of hydrangeas, and now he’s less irritated when rabbits chomp them down.
As we make plans for planting during the early fall weeks, it’s a good time to consider an old-time garden favorite that continues to please: the hydrangea. Many gardeners think first of the Bigleaf ...
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 ...
Hydrangea macrophylla produces big rounded pink and blue flowers. They bloom best on old wood but can also set a flower late in the season on new wood. K-State Research and Extension When it comes to ...
Hydrangeas have come a long way in recent years. Of the four main varieties that are grown the most, arborescens (Annabelle type), oakleaf, macrophylla (most common), and paniculata, all have had many ...
Hydrangeas are beloved landscape plants thanks to their colorful flower heads, lush foliage, and wide, eye-catching spreads. But if you want to get them to thrive in all their glory, they must be ...
Remember back in high school when students would whine to the teacher, "Why do we have to memorize this? We're never going to use it in real life." I've got to admit I've rarely used the quadratic ...
Some types of hydrangea will produce flowers on old wood, while other types need new stems to grow new flowers. Getting this one wrong is a big reason why gardeners lose multiple flowering seasons ...
Deadheading hydrangeas can be a somewhat tricky business because hydrangea varieties you have in your garden require different approaches to this task. If done improperly in autumn, deadheading some ...