Shortly after lilacs, rhododendrons and peonies have faded, hydrangeas begin to bloom. Their blossoms last for weeks, right into fall. Travel to the seaside, and the billowy blue, pink or white ...

Big-leaf hydrangeas may have the spotlight with their giant puffs of flowers blooming in pink, blue, purple or white. Wild hydrangeas, plants native to the U.S., shouldn’t be overlooked. These native ...

Persons whose landscape includes some shady and partial shady areas sometimes have difficulty choosing ornamental plants that will tolerate these conditions. Among shrubs, there are only a limited ...

Wayside Gardens (800) 845-1124 waysidegardens.com-- V.S. HYDRANGEAS ARE a showy and romantic summer favorite, a shrub ideally laden with flower clusters of classic blue or soft pink that last through ...

While this is not the time of year to plant hydrangeas, it is probably one of the best times to prune them. I understand that because the weather at this season is typically hot and dry that many ...

Learn the key differences between old wood and new wood hydrangeas, including their characteristics, pruning needs, and ...

It used to be in the old days, back when we walked 4 miles to school and 6 miles home — with holes in our shoes and uphill both ways — that a hydrangea was a hydrangea was a hydrangea. In the northern ...

Hydrangeas produce big, gaudy flowers in sun or part shade, showy in the landscape and as cut flowers. They brighten our summers with blooms of white, pink, purple, blue, green or some combination of ...

Ah, summer. Time for vacations, laying in the hammock and backyard barbecues. Before that next barbecue add a little color to your yard with some summer flowering shrubs. Hydrangeas are a staple of ...

Name another plant that is choked in blooms for six months of the year. How about one that requires little care once it is planted? Can you think of a plant that you can harvest flowers from that hold ...

Hydrangeas offer a lot of long-lasting color in the summer landscape, especially in spots with partial shade. File photo These aren’t your grandma’s hydrangeas. In a wide range of forms and color ...