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 ...

Hydrangea paniculata, also known as "peegee hydrangeas," have pinkish-white flowers and toothed leaves that grow in triads or pairs. There are also a few less-common varieties that you might come ...

Knowing which kind of hydrangea you have and how to treat it — as far as pruning, when it is expected to bloom, what to feed it and where to plant it — can sometimes be mind-boggling. Hydrangeas, one ...

Are you preparing your mature hydrangeas for winter? Continue watering, but water less than you did in spring and summer. Water enough to keep the shrub alive, but do not fertilize. Fall preparation ...

The second week of September is when autumn color starts to peek through the summer green, and hydrangeas may be the most spectacular flowering shrub in the landscape. In my own garden I have created ...

Here's when to put the pruners away. Gardens overflowing with a kaleidoscope of colorful hydrangea blooms means summer has arrived in the South. Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical ...

Pink, blue, purple, or white, we love our hydrangeas in the South, even though our climate can be challenging for some varieties. One way to compensate for our somewhat sweltering temperatures is to ...

Hydrangeas actually grow relatively quickly compared with other shrub plants. Hydrangeas are considered rapid growers because they have the potential to grow more than two feet per year. On average, ...

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Q: I know mophead hydrangeas are not pruned in the fall, but how do I know what I have? — Donna Woolf, email A: There are several species of hydrangea and each has its own pruning schedule. In general ...