Master hydrangea care with our expert guide. From planting to pruning, these easy tips will help you get the best from every variety of these landscape heroes.

If you only plant one shrub this year, make it a hydrangea! Hydrangeas come in a staggering array of sizes and colors to fit every garden. There's a form and variety that will work in nearly every ...

Growing hydrangeas, Hydrangea macrophylla, in New Hampshire can be a challenge, but it can also be rewarding, provided you have the right expectations and you're choosing the right species to grow.

Gloved-hands pruning hydrangea inflorescences in the garden - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about giving your shrubs a neat shape; it's all about timing. Cut at the ...

This past week I got an email from one of my readers. She asked me about why her hydrangeas did not bear as many flowers as she hoped over the years, and if they were pruned better would they bear ...

Deadheading hydrangeas in summer isn’t required, but it helps keep shrubs looking neat. For new wood varieties, deadhead before mid-August so they can settle before dormancy. Old wood varieties should ...

Hydrangeas not blooming may be due to improper pruning time, winter damage, or too much shade. Bigleaf and oakleaf hydrangeas bloom on old wood, so pruning them in winter removes flower buds. Smooth ...

Learn tips for exactly when and how to cut hydrangeas fresh from your garden to make floral arrangements that will last for ...

I checked with the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plant Health Care supervisor, who has seen this same problem in some of the Garden’s hydrangeas this spring. Your description fits the damage we see from ...

Changing your hydrangea flowers to blue, pink or purple isn't a magic trick. It's a doable science experiment. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make ...