Hydrangea blooms bring a burst of color to your garden, and a little extra work in the winter will help keep them vibrant and ...

There are about 80 species of hydrangea, and not all get ready for spring in the same way. So it's important to know how to ...

Some hydrangeas can also be cut down to the ground to protect them from winter weather, while others need a more gentle approach where pruning is done in a staggered way over years -- both of these, ...

Hydrangeas are a low-maintenance plant, however, there are several mistakes that gardeners can make when growing them, which ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Everywhere you look, hydrangea bushes are bursting with color. From the oversized white blossoms of a ...

Hydrangeas don't need much pruning the first couple of years after planting. Some hydrangeas need very little pruning at all. But there are times you need to thin out a hydrangea bush that has become ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light pink, pink, rosy-red, lavender, light blue, dark blue, bluish purple and ...

As spring arrives, one particular shrub in my garden never fails to catch the eye of visitors. Without fail, someone will remark, “That’s the biggest hydrangea bush I’ve ever seen!” Others might say, ...

When I moved to Connecticut in July of 2021, I remember driving through neighborhoods looking for somewhere I might eventually want to live and being struck by the beautifully-landscaped yards that ...

The writer, Maria José Botelho, with hydrangeas on São Miguel, Azores, during her visit in July 2023. Hydrangeas bloom last month in the yard of the writer, Maria José Botelho, in Amherst. We are ...