Deciding which hydrangea varieties are best for your garden can be mind-boggling. The hydrangea is America’s most popular deciduous shrub and comes in a dizzying range of shapes and tones. Their bold ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hydrangeas are one of the most beloved flowers of summertime and this year we're seeing a lot more than usual. We're talking specifically about mophead hydrangeas (hydrangea macrophylla) which are the ...

As much as you enjoy the dramatic effect of the popular mophead hydrangea, it might not deserve a place in your garden. Hydrangeas demand both space and place to be truly appreciated. The most popular ...

Recently, I spoke at a garden club meeting, and many of its members aren’t from Georgia. Approaching me after my talk, they expressed their adoration for the colorful hydrangeas we enjoy here in the ...

There’s a traffic jam in the driveway — great plants freshly home from the garden center, all awaiting a chance to prove their merit in your very own landscape. This is their prime time. Let me pick ...

Daniel Hinkley grew up in Michigan, a place with serious Zone 4 winters and a repetitive palette of two white-flowered varieties of hydrangeas. In many front yards, you could see Hydrangea paniculata ...

Among these cold-tolerant hydrangeas are varieties with pinky-red and green blooms, while others are resistant to those pesky ...