Types of Hydrangeas
HYDRANGEA CARE LATE SEASON
Many of you have probably seen bits and pieces about hydrangea care late season. In fact, I have been sourced on several of those articles. Fall will be here before you know it, and that will ring the starting bell to consider what you need to do with your hydrangeas. TAKE STOCK OF THIS SEASON’S…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA MID SEASON FERTILIZING AND PRUNING
Now that July is here, it’s time for one more round of hydrangea fertilizing and maybe even some pruning. FERTILIZING HYDRANGEAS IN JULY The fertilizing is much easier now than in the spring. You only want to help your reblooming hydrangeas now. So that means work on the big leaf (macrophylla) and mountain varieties (serrata)…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA SPRING PRUNING
Thinking about hydrangea spring pruning? Despite the fact that I still have a foot of snow on the ground, like you I am getting itchy fingers. If you can, take some time now to get organized and refresh your spring pruning chops.
Read MoreNEW HYDRANGEAS FOR 2026
New hydrangeas for 2026? Say it ain’t so! Don’t we have enough of them already?? Apparently not. So let’s dive in. Happy New Year! As we head into a new gardening year, I thought you might want to know about the new hydrangeas you might see at your local garden center. Some of them…
Read MoreHYDRANGEAS ARE HERE
Hydrangeas are here finally! Worry and anticipation are over now that I can see flowers and buds. Like you, I have been holding my breath to see what the hydrangea show will be this year. GROWING CONDITIONS WEREN’T GREAT I am delighted to tell you the flower show is excellent. BUT, don’t think you will…
Read MoreHYDRANGEAS IN LATE SPRING
It is now late spring and your hydrangeas are calling you. The clock is ticking and hydrangeas are waking up. Those that flower on new wood like ‘Annabelle’ and ‘Limelight’ have begun their growth cycle. If you haven’t already pruned them back, now is the time to get busy. Here’s a post I did in…
Read MoreHYDRANGEA SPRING CHORES – DO THIS, NOT THAT
The recent warm spring temps seem to be waking up the garden and gardeners. When it comes to hydrangea spring chores, however, there are things you should do. Most importantly, there are things you should NOT do. TOOLS Clean up your tools, especially anything you use for cutting (loppers, pruning shears, snips, handsaws, etc.). Wash…
Read MoreNEW HYDRANGEAS FOR 2025
Despite the warmer temps we are having, my Connecticut garden is still snow- and ice-covered: way too early to start any spring chores. But it’s not too early to dream about what’s to come. And the breeders and growers are obliging us with many new hydrangeas for 2025 to drool over. BIG LEAF (MACROPHYLLA) HYDRANGEAS…
Read MoreHYDRANGEAS GALORE IN 2024!
There are hydrangeas galore in 2024, the best flowering season I can ever remember (and that takes in more than 20 years!). Anywhere you drive, you will see them in all their glory. Hydrangea hysteria is over – at least for now. WHAT IF YOUR HYDRANGEA ISN’T DOING WELL If your hydrangea isn’t doing well,…
Read MoreLEAF SCORCH ON HYDRANGEAS
Be On The Lookout for leaf scorch on hydrangeas. In the familiar lingo of crime show dramas, I am posting a “BOLO.” To those of you who follow other entertainment, BOLO is an acronym for “Be On The Lookout.” IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE No one was more surprised than me to see this condition…
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