Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf)
Shrub Covers for Hydrangea Winter Protection
I woke up to 37 degrees F this morning, a stark reminder that I need to prepare some of my bigleaf hydrangeas (macrophyllas) for winter. Those that aren’t planted in protected locations as I described in an earlier blog post, and https://lorraineb.wpengine.com/reporting-winter…rangeas-part-two/need a little help if I want to give them their best chance of…
Read MoreTime to Transplant Hydrangeas
If you’re wondering about transplanting your hydrangeas, now is it. The time to transplant hydrangeas is one of the questions that often comes up during my lectures and talks as audiences realize they need to move their plants.
Read MoreGift Hydrangeas Are Here!
Gift hydrangeas are here! Between Easter just past and Mother’s Day just a few weeks away, it was inevitable that these traditional gift plants (also called florist hydrangeas) would show up. You can’t avoid them in local garden centers, grocery stores, and box stores. Here in the northeast, blooming florist hydrangeas are a welcome sight as…
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